Mandgive
Old Danish Dictionary - mandgiveMeaning of Old Danish word "Mandgive", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.
The Old Danish word Mandgive can mean:
- gø.give til en mand som hustru; hand. haffde thy døtter v, thy fire dem har hand mandgiffuen, then yenne er iomfru end. Grundtv., Folkev. IV. 154a; ieg vil mig iche mand-giffne, sodet kongen mig selffuer bad. sst. IV. 239b (= gifte. sst. IV. 240a); ieg will iche miere mandgiffues, men will udi chloster døe. sst. V. 388b. Smlgn. sive 14) ovf.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᚿᚦᚵᛁᚠᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- norsk.
- t.
- tysk.