Lumpen

Old Danish Dictionary - lumpen

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

The Old Danish word Lumpen can mean:

  • to. ringe, durlig; huad er meere lumpen ov ringere end vreden, som forgiefvis noget bruser oc stormer. B. Tott. II. 48; fladen bestaar i 2 eskadrer lumpen folk (1678). D. Saml. 2.R. I. 110; exilis, ringe, slet, lumpen. Nucl. latinit. 348, 515 (u. futilis): lutum, et skarn, et lumpent og skident drog. sst. 812, Smlgn. sv. lumpen; t.4 lumpen.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
sv.
svensk.
t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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