Majgrev(eygilde

Old Danish Dictionary - majgrev(eygilde

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

The Old Danish word Majgrev(eygilde can mean:

  • no. gildet ved at føre maj i by; at du hende (0: hustruen) icke vdlæer at fare i ringe eller til mayureffue gilde. Herm.Weigere. 244; Colding,Etymol. 707, se ovf. u. maj 1).

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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