Land(s)hellig

Old Danish Dictionary - land(s)hellig

Meaning of Old Danish word "Land(s)hellig", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Land(s)hellig can mean:

  • to. hellig i et land: alle de dage, der holdes landshellige (1544). Rørdam, Kirkel. I. 227; naar Mariæ bebud- elsisdag falder udi dimmel vge, da holdis hand landskellig paa palme løfverdag. Wolff, Diarivm, IL 62; ikke alle af disse fester ere lige høj-dlige men nogle mere højtidelige end de andre, paa hvilcke holdis prædiken, hvilke slags fester kaldis landhellige, Bruusmand, Kalender. 182.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᚿᚦ(ᛋ)ᚼᚽᛚᛚᛁᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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