Hoffærd

Old Danish Dictionary - hoffærd

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

The Old Danish word Hoffærd can mean:

n0. = hoffart 1); aff stør hofferd. tha vidæ tee ey, huor lund tet villæ hafue tørres clæder skorns Mandev. Rejse 73.32; nedsla bofferi oe wret, Chr. Pedersen. V. 29.4 = høgfferd. Romant. Digtn. HL 406. — Hoffærde (sig), go. være, vise sig hovmodig; hofferder mig, superbio. Colding, Diot. Herlow = hofferdiger mig. Sammes Etymol61; at de icke skulde hofferde sitr. »aff deris skabning. Lyschand. 64 Smlgn. hoffere og høf- (høg-) ferde nå

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

Abbreviations used:

bio.: biord (adverbium).

g.: grad (gradus).

go.: gærningsord (verbum).

n.: norsk.

nt.: nedertysk.

t.: tysk.

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