Middagsline

Old Danish Dictionary - middagsline

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

The Old Danish word Middagsline can mean:

  • no. middagslinje (meridian); følger 'nu om des (9: lysets) omskiftelse efter meridianens og middags-liinens for- andring. Brunsmand, Kalender, 230. — meridianus, middags linie paahimmelen. Colding, Etymol. 311; middags-linien, middags-kredsen, som solen er i middag, meridianus. C 0 - menius, Orbis pict. 315. Smlgn. limj)e ovf.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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