Kum

Old Danish Dictionary - kum

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

The Old Danish word Kum can mean:

  • no. kumme, beholder; en kum, som wanditt kaud vdj løbe (1584). n.D. Mag. VI 157; wij tilskicke ether ler hves en skabelun aff en kompt, mij tiilt en post wille haffue gjort (1584). D.Saml, V, 166; en kom i den nye bad- stue (1617), Friis, Saml.44. Smlgu. Sch,u. L.: kun. Endnu bruges denneform i smst.: spølkum.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚢᛘ
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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