Læ

Old Danish Dictionary - læ

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

The Old Danish word Læ can mean:

  • no. fk.
  • 1) i nuv. bet. Moth. —
  • 2) leje: der kom løbendis saa rask en hind, den baar mig i sin læ. Vedel, Viser.lLar. XL v.T (=P.Syv, Viser 1695.174)— sit leye.Grundtv.,Folk- ev.V. 8832. —
  • 3) et af grene tlet- tet led. Moth, Mulig et andet. ord, jvfr. Molb. Diall.: læde. Ordet er ellers ik. i de nord. spr., jvfr, isl. hle, sv. lå, Aasen: le.

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

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Abbreviations used:

fk.
fælleskon (genus commune).
no.
navneord (substantivum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
t.
tysk.
æ.
ældre.
ik.
intetkøn (nevbram).
isl.
islandsk.
sv.
svensk.

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