Jorå»drotte(m)

Old Danish Dictionary - jorå»drotte(m)

Meaning of Old Danish word "Jorå»drotte(m)", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Jorå»drotte(m) can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) godsejer, jord- drot; hwo hær i moth gør, bøte xl mark moth sin jordhdrotten (1446). Geh. Ark. Arsb. V. 63; tagher them ey hans jorddrotten. sst.; thama hans jordrotte taghe them. sst.; jorddrodt (1481). sst. V. 75; han kaldis oc holdis een retterdig eiermandt, herre oc iordrotte. P. Eliesen. 189. —
  • 2) grundejer i købstad; sehall fog-weden haffwe fuldmagt til ath gaa ind | iorddrovthens hwss och pantke hau- nom. (1540). n. D. Mag. II. 270 (ved- tægt for Ribe). Smlgn. drott(en) ovi.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᚮᚱᚮ»ᚦᚱᚮᛏᛏᚽ(ᛘ)
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.
g.
grad (gradus).

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