Lyge

Old Danish Dictionary - lyge

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

The Old Danish word Lyge can mean:

  • se ovt. u. loge. Lykke (lukke), no. hunk. (= ist. lykka, lukka) i nuv, bet; ficthe, som ckhen hwn gaffue. Rimkr, e4", g2", i2 (se u. glar ovf); godb luckæ ther først at prøffuæ. sst. g1"; lycken er wstadig, store Hanser haffver hun ned- merkryst. Herm. Weigere. 85; Kort- vending. v.1177 (se ovf, u. forsvinde 1)); Grundtv., Folkev, IV. 180b; Vedel, Saxo. fort. 16; Ranch. 62: vædslet deris vare, som lycken hun gaff.

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

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Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
hunk.
hunkøn (femininum).
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.
æ.
ældre.

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