Høst

Old Danish Dictionary - høst

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

The Old Danish word Høst can mean:

  • no, hank.; (w isl. hestr)
  • 1) I nuv. bet.; hæsten skal thæt ætæ, ihæ worthær han heel, Arnemagn. Hdskr. nr. 157. 9317-18: Alegast gick till greuens hest ock wille redet han- vun. Romant. Digtn. I. 42 = Cur Pedersen. V. 5.29; tha vigick en anden hest, hand war rødt. Åb. 6.4164. Chr. Pedersen: 1950 1607): Rosenv., Gl. D. IL. 118; Vedel, koSaxo. 110; Grundtv., Folkev, IV,ra: uilusde bens ener en hest om kaste en quinde vdaff hannem.

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

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Abbreviations used:

hank.
hankon (masculinum).
isl.
islandsk.
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
n.
norsk.
nt.
nedertysk.
t.
tysk.

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