Kaotkarl

Old Danish Dictionary - kaotkarl

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

The Old Danish word Kaotkarl can mean:

  • no. hytteboer, hus- mand; kothkarle ware alle galne meth kylver; S. B. D, L. 168 (= n. D. Mag. V. 190); IE. 312; kotkarlæ waræ galnæ met kyluebang. sst. I. 255; agrestes bellum servile excitant, armati fustibus sudibusqve, vocantur- qve kotkerlæ. sst. I. 290. Smlgn. is. kotkart; Meursius, Hist. Dan. (cum hischoliis Grammii). 427. not. a) og kåd ndf.

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

Abbreviations used:

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

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