Høvmodes

Old Danish Dictionary - høvmodes

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

The Old Danish word Høvmodes can mean:

  • go. hovmode sig; Gud hadæ skapæt hanum (9: djævelen) so væn oc så clogh, at han togh at høumodæs thær aff. Lucid. 26. Smlgn. sv. hogmodas.

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

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
n.
norsk.
sv.
svensk.

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