Lænke

Old Danish Dictionary - lænke

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

The Old Danish word Lænke can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) hunk. i nuv. bet.; ligger om hans halss en lencke, aff Kalmars syleke giør hinnde vel sterck. Lud. de sto. Kanuto. v. 5291-22. — slaar hannom nu y Jlincker haare. Ranch. 212. Jvfr. Varming. $ 79.2. 1e— Jencker. 2. Msb. 28.22 (1550,1647); 1. Kg.7.17. —
  • 2) snoning, Moth. Selænkegarn ndf. Is, hlekkr hank; n. lek- kja og gl. sv. lånkia hunk. Smlgn. bug-, klæde-, lax(e)lænke ovf.

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

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Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
g.
grad (gradus).
hunk.
hunkøn (femininum).
sto.
stedord (pronomen).
t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).
n.
norsk.
sv.
svensk.

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