Med(e)gave
Old Danish Dictionary - med(e)gaveMeaning of Old Danish word "Med(e)gave", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.
The Old Danish word Med(e)gave can mean:
- no. medgift; myn kære husfrws rætthe fætherne, mødherne oc mæthegawe (1430). Kbhvns. Dipl. II. 56; æfftær methgaffwens madhe. hwilken som iomtrwær pleyde thaghæ. Gl. D, Bib. 2 Msb. 227; Rosenv., GI. L. V. 540; (1513). Geh Ark. Arsb. IL. 62; hindis fader gaff hannomll mettgauffue métt hende enn bunde- gaard (129). Rosenv., GI. D. I 44; (1550). D.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᚦ(ᚽ)ᚵᛆᚠᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.
Abbreviations used:
- no.
- navneord (substantivum).
- æ.
- ældre.