Kropfugl
Old Danish Dictionary - kropfuglMeaning of Old Danish word "Kropfugl", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.
The Old Danish word Kropfugl can mean:
- 90. porphyrio. Moth. t. kropfvogel bruges både om rørdrummen (ardea stellaris) og pelikanen (pelicanus ono- crotalus), se Nemnich, Polyglot.-Lex. 1. 441; II. 895, (jytr. V.S.0kropgaas), men synes ikke at fore- komne om fulica porpbyrio, hvis æ. navn er porphyrio, se anf. st. II. 1681.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚱᚮᛕᚠᚢᚵᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.
Abbreviations used:
- t.
- tysk.
- æ.
- ældre.