Menløs

Old Danish Dictionary - menløs

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

The Old Danish word Menløs can mean:

  • to. 1) uden skade, fejlfri; ære the nw klædde met hwidisorenliehétz ok menløsæ klædher j hymme- righe. Kirkeårets Søndagsevg. 8. 19-14; Jesus, det menløsse lam, Psalm. edigtn.I. 1403 (=Kingo, Psalmeb. 35). — 2) skyldfri, uskyldig; hans menløss ørn, som ey viste swig. H. Suso. 41.1; Thotiske Saml. pr. 583. 29 29+ (se u. høgelse 1) ovf.); gif oss een meenluss kierligheed mod teg oc alle meuniscken. P. Eliesen. 32; mod wskyklige mend, qwinner oc meenløss børn halfuer hund gjort then nande. sst. 89, 114; at Huitte-Stienne en meenløs kierlighed hos Thielvar kunde finde. Kingo, Chr. V. d1'. Smlgn. is. 1meinlause.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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