Optænke

Old Danish Dictionary - optænke

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

The Old Danish word Optænke can mean:

  • go.1) udtænke, opfinde; thi optenek hand en anden fund mod dem igien vuk sende. strax hud till dem, Chr. Pedersen. V. 454.1920; excogito, op- tencker, paafinder. Colding, Etymol. 28, 1305 (u. invenio); Steph, No- mene], II, 547; Nucl. latinit. 169: Comenius, Orbis pict, 471, 457 (u. finvo). Endnu brugeligt. — 2) finde ved eftertanke, huske; thaa screff saristanus en script pan thet. ther kunde vptenkes (1563). n. D. Mag. VIL 45. Smlgn. sv. upptånka.

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

Abbreviations used:

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

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