Hovedtang

Old Danish Dictionary - hovedtang

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

The Old Danish word Hovedtang can mean:

  • no. et slags tang; smedde reskaber, som fyndes vdi smidien ... i hoffedtt tange (1554). Suhm. N. Saml. UL 310. Ordet er vist læst el. skrevet fejl tor: hovtang, jyfr.: hoffwetangh (1488). D. Mag. 4.R. II. 3 og V. S. 0.; sv. hoftång; t. hufsange.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
no.
navneord (substantivum).
sv.
svensk.
t.
tysk.

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