Hopmand

Old Danish Dictionary - hopmand

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

The Old Danish word Hopmand can mean:

  • no. hovedmand, be- /ejssamsusk Kaptein: Mods Heph« mandt (1583), N. D. Mas. II. 285 wsding, Eiymol. 201; D. Saml. 2. 5 oe hver compagnies officerer en rigtig fortegnelse pa alle, som under deris faner boende ere, altid fordig holde (1643). Kbhvns. Dipl. V. 249, 255; landskuæcten i oe prise oc kalde ham hop-mand. S. Terkelsen, Astreæ Sjungek. I. 199; I, 152; nogle hundrede tønder god rug, som efter hopmandens ordre bletf uddeelet til dem.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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