Hvælp

Old Danish Dictionary - hvælp

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

The Old Danish word Hvælp can mean:

  • no. hvalp; gaffue dennem ihunde naffn, saa at ingen viste andet, end at de opfødde der to vnge huelpe. Vedel, Sax. 135; de goelder da som hvelpe. Psalmedigtn. I. 374b. — at scriffne her Eske til om myn herres hund, at hans huolpe blifiue forvarit (1548). D. Mag. 4— hualp. Colding, Etymol. 184.Smlgn. isl. hvelpr.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
isl.
islandsk.
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).

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