Hoffart
Old Danish Dictionary - hoffartMeaning of Old Danish word "Hoffart", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.
The Old Danish word Hoffart can mean:
- u0.
- 1) hoffærdighed, pragtlyst; her haffner dn pafftuedommet met sin rette houfart. Pallad., $. Ped. Skib. h6"; hos theris jordeferå brugis alle- hande forfengelige pract, boffardt oc merckeligs bekostninge (1576). Ro- senv. G1L. IV. 298; (1599). Khist. Saml. VIII 648; vor gierrighed oc vort hoffart stor ey lenge med. oss i kand vare. Psalmedigtn. I. 218b; ktr er adels arve-sygdom. P. Syv. 1 5. Smlgn. t. hoffart og um dettes oprindelse af hochfalrt. Grimm, WD. IV. 2, 1666 samt hoffærd ndf. —
- 2) krænkelse, uret; hade hr. Otte giort Lawe swodant eet hoffart (1460). Barner, Fam. Rosenkrantz I dipl. 106. Smlgn. hovmod ndf.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚠᚠᛆᚱᛏ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- norsk.
- t.
- tysk.