Høgealter

Old Danish Dictionary - høgealter

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

The Old Danish word Høgealter can mean:

  • 10. høj-alter: skicke for zods till dom- kyreken wti Wiborrig till athølde tkloge fore høge alther ferdig mett (1547). Khist. Saml. VIII. 267: om ihen kistæ kam noger thid at stande i koor huss høwe altær (1473). Dipl. Viberg. 37; ieg ther fodher wor, som høvwe alther i kyrken stor. Rimkr. m3'; gaa til høige altere. Rosenv.. GI. L. TV. 2,

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
t.
tysk.

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