Kontrofeje

Old Danish Dictionary - kontrofeje

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

The Old Danish word Kontrofeje can mean:

  • go. afbilde, afmale; handt lader controfeije sith belede med. then helliand. wdi een dwffwis ligning. P. Eliesen. 80; scal han lade for- male oc controfeve for hans øgen oc tancke bode een tyrannis oc een konges belede. Er. Roterod, En chr.urstis wnderwiisn. 22. — som mand saa vdi en spegel den rette ting faar sig affmalet oc conterfeit. Herm. Weigere. 17; lod de gamle longo-rdiske konger ben male oc contra- feye. Lyschand. 284; Apelles Ve- nerem med farfver forgefvis hafde tænkt saa vel at contrafeje. Hexacm. 30; Arrebo. II. 55; lærer store her- rer enten at contrafeye eller saadanne sonette gierninger. Gerner, Hesio- dus. 17. Smlgn. afkontrafeje ovf.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
go.
gærningsord (verbum).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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