Opnå

Old Danish Dictionary - opnå

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

The Old Danish word Opnå can mean:

  • go. l)indhente; hand kunde dog icke opnaa dennem, thi de haffde for stort it forspring for hannem. Ve- del, Saxo. 370: tage hun min ganger og ride derpaa, slet ingen i verden kan hende opnaa. Grundtv., Folkev. [V. » 38a: den anden holt sig flux effter han- nem ov opnasede hannem paa it bierg. UWvitf, I. 139: cousequor, naaer, faaer. Coldimu, Etymol. 1151; Steph., Nomencl. IL. 316; Nucl. latinit. 1126; hans mavyt. giorde sit beste demat upnave. Wolff, Diarium. UI 598. - 7) nå frem; ligesom den elendiges rost kan trænge sig igiennem skyerne ind til Guds trone, eders kongl. maj. vilde tilstede, at min maa komme ug op- nax til eders (1876). n.D. Mag. IL 138. Smlgn. sv. uppnå.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
go.
gærningsord (verbum).
n.
norsk.
sv.
svensk.
t.
tysk.

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