Hjærnespind

Old Danish Dictionary - hjærnespind

Meaning of Old Danish word "Hjærnespind", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Hjærnespind can mean:

  • uo. fk.; hand galne griller faar for ald sin biærnespind. E. Naur. 13. Smlg, spind ndt.jærnesvile,no. en sygdom i hjærn- eB: Moth. Smlgn. Frisch, WD. I.455b: bimnsehwuhle, der ligesom ordet hos Moth genmives rod corpus callo- sum rerebri. — Bjtrnsvænmer, 10. et afsindigt menneske; hjern- svermer, hvile-løvs, hvejlsindet, vank. sllijere. P, Syx. Cimbr. Sprog. 173.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᛅᚱᚿᚽᛋᛕᛁᚿᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

fk.
fælleskon (genus commune).
g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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