Høvde

Old Danish Dictionary - høvde

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

The Old Danish word Høvde can mean:

  • go. halshugge; sagdhe en man til henne, ther henne skuldæ høfdæ: ræch vt thin hals. Hell. Kvinder. 35.14, i»; loth Almachiusthom ledhe tith, ther the høffdis seuldæ i, oc fulkomet ther theræ martirii. sst. 57.19; tha visde han indh en swen at høffde hennæ, tha sloa han 2 henne hals thry hugk oc gat ey slageth hennis hoffuit aff. sst. 59.13. Smlgn. isl. hofda.

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

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Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
isl.
islandsk.
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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