Kirkeknap

Old Danish Dictionary - kirkeknap

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

The Old Danish word Kirkeknap can mean:

  • no. spidsen af en kirke (el. et kirketårn); tog diefflen han- nem med seg ov såtte hannom op på& kirckekuappen. Tavsen, Post. vint- erd. 167 (jvfr. Matth. 4.5); hand bæntt sinn hest wed kierke-knap. Grundtv.,lkev, IL. 59b; di (2: duerne) sade paa den kireke-knap. sst. III 2865. —

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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