Hofknægt

Old Danish Dictionary - hofknægt

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

The Old Danish word Hofknægt can mean:

  • no. soldat lonnet af kongen, livvagtssoldat; hoffknecte, bucellarii. Colding, Dict. Herlov. Smlgn. hoffane ovf. og knægt ndf. Se også figd. ord.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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