Nipperhed

Old Danish Dictionary - nipperhed

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

The Old Danish word Nipperhed can mean:

  • no, pynte- lighed, finhed; Jautitia, nipperhed,g 0 Colding, Etymol. 633: Moth, + ise, mo. marsvin (delpbinus phoca). Moth; nise, som ellers er be- kiendt under navn af marsvin eller del- phin, fanges her med egne dertil imd- ] — fettede nise-garn. Strøm, Beskr. o. Søndmør. I. 298; smaa arter af hvale, som er nise, Kongespej let v. Einer- f — jon 121 (— gl.n. hvisa); ligger nisen længe stille pan søen. Vid. Selsk. Skr. XI. 416. Vistnok nærmest et uorsk navn, jvfr. Aasen: nisa.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.

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