Mørkehus

Old Danish Dictionary - mørkehus

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

The Old Danish word Mørkehus can mean:

  • no. fængsel; tha skal handt settis i stadsens mørcke- huss. Rosenv., G1.L. V. 187; jek wor siuk oc i'mørkæ huss. K hist.r Saml, I. 447 t= Mattk. 256: 1524: fengsel); siden lodh han hennedæ- til mirckehus. Hell, Kvinder, 44.:e; mørkehus æller fænxæl. 1 Msb. 3920 (31 D. Bib.; 1550: fengsel). Smlgu. Sd derwall: myrkahus.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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