Hjord

Old Danish Dictionary - hjord

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

The Old Danish word Hjord can mean:

  • no. hank.; jegh wil losæ myn hiord wdhaff theriss hendher ssom ildhæ taghe hannum waaræ. Tavsen. 10. Havk. er påfaldende, da ordet ellers er hunk. både i Nordisk og Tysk,jvfr. Grimm, D. Gramm. Ill. 475. — hiorde. 1. Msb. 31.10; Psalme- digtn. I. 32. Skønt kun fit.: hjorde opføres i vore ordb., er formen: hjorder vistnok ved at få overvægten. — Hjorå drift, no. en græspang for en hjord. Moth. Smlgu. drift
  • 1) ovf.

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

Abbreviations used:

hank.
hankon (masculinum).
hunk.
hunkøn (femininum).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.
æ.
ældre.

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