Kuk

Old Danish Dictionary - kuk

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

The Old Danish word Kuk can mean:

  • no.g. Moth. — kuken gækker ham, siges om den, der hører gogen fastende. sst. — kuken har gækket hende 2: hun er forført. sst. Smlgn. Schåtze, Holst. Idiot. U. 364; Grimm, Wb.: kuckuk. II. Yeg — Eukben, no. rumpeben oV. 6(oceyx). Moth. Efter Nemnich, Polyglot.-Lex. I. 1092 på grund af nævnte bens lighed med et gøgenæb. Smigu. Frisch,Wb.L554b: kuckuks- beim.—

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

Abbreviations used:

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

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