Ho(g)mod

Old Danish Dictionary - ho(g)mod

Meaning of Old Danish word "Ho(g)mod", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Ho(g)mod can mean:

  • to. overmodig, uret- færdig, vred; ther konningen thet forstodh, thet hun var so hogmodh, hun vilde alt mæt vræt fare. Ro- mant. Digtn. Il. 265; thatheingree thet. forstodh, at henne søster var soa homoth. sst. II, 234 (— howmod. sst. I. 127, 171); Didrik, som war bow mod, han trad dwerigen vnder sin fod. sst. II. 23.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮ(ᚵ)ᛘᚮᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

et.
enkelttal (singularis).
n.
norsk.
nt.
nedertysk.
t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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