Kværn

Old Danish Dictionary - kværn

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

The Old Danish word Kværn can mean:

  • uo. hunk. (> isl. kvern), ; kkværn, mølle; wor quærmu ey all- somthid løbe kannd, hum skall io om stunder huile. Ranch. 227. — ik.: )som bleff forbederet thed zamble seigell i thed største quernn med (1603). Repholtz, Stampeuborg. 165. — fk. Pontopp., Gramm. Dan. 148, — fit.: aller-sidst ere optencte qverner. Comenius, Opladne Dør. $ 402. — qverne. Pontopp., Gramm. Dan.169. Smlyn. handkværn ovf.

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

Abbreviations used:

fk.
fælleskon (genus commune).
g.
grad (gradus).
hunk.
hunkøn (femininum).
ik.
intetkøn (nevbram).
isl.
islandsk.
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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