Kobbe

Old Danish Dictionary - kobbe

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

The Old Danish word Kobbe can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) sæl; valrusken, kubben, seelhunden. Hexaem. 183ir.; kaabber oe nysser, det er sæle oc marsvin, A. Berntsen. 1. 298. Må- ske kon m., jvfr. Aasen: kobbe. —
  • 2) tiskenavn; aa-fiske ere moderløs, kobben, Comenius, Opladne Dør, S 166. Vistnok =— t. kob(e) (cyprinus »gobio), jvfr. Grimm, Wb.: kobe; Nemnich,Polygl-Lex.I 1362.—8) et meget fedt menneske. Moth.

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

Abbreviations used:

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

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