Lam

Old Danish Dictionary - lam

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

The Old Danish word Lam can mean:

  • o.fk.; ingen schall kiøbe ed- ende ware … ovh dog ingen meer end en lam om dagen (1540). n.D.Ma g. IL.271. fk.jydskhed, jvfr: som grumme løffuerwfalde paa eth wskyldigt lam. Chr. Pedersen. I. 350; it lamb. Ap. g. 832; it lambs. 1. Ped. 119 (1524 og figd. overs.). — cameler, asner, kalffue oc lamme (rim på tamme). Hegelund, Calvmuia (Smith's udg.). 40. — fæm lamb. 4. Msb. 7.7, 23, 2» (Gl. D.Bib. og flgd. overs.).

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

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Abbreviations used:

fk.
fælleskon (genus commune).
g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.

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