Mandhed

Old Danish Dictionary - mandhed

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

The Old Danish word Mandhed can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) æ mands-(avle-)kraft; om mand mist- er sin mandhed, och kan icke beuare sig met quinde. 0. Pedersen, Om Urtevand, 52: om mand wister sin mandhed. oc kand icke bevare sig met sin hustru. H. Smid, Lægeb. I. 123". — 9) mandligt avlelem. Moth. — 8) manddom, dygtighed; jog haffver ofte spord, hwad mauhedh thu hauer øiorth. Romant. Digtn. III svieg14023 (= mandom. Chr. Pedersen. V. 963); nar mann wedt hans adh- fordt. bodhe omm hans omgeugelsæ, mandhedt och konst (1512). Kbhvus. Dipl. II. 193. Swlgn. Såderwall: manhet.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
n.
norsk.
nt.
nedertysk.
t.
tysk.

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