Overkaste

Old Danish Dictionary - overkaste

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

The Old Danish word Overkaste can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) kaste oven på: superjacio, aliquid super aliudjacio, offuerkaster. Coldinz, Etymol,583: overka»te sip kappe, seinen iman- tel iberwerffen. v. Aphelen, Ordh.us- 1 485. —
  • 2) kaste hen over: neden ved ugen, som et bref tilførnblelf ofverkast. P. Resen. 132. -
  • 3) »vervælde, betage. De 12 Pa- triark. Testament. k7 (se ovt. Il.de. i 772.15). Smlgn. sv. Hverkasta,

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

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.
nt.
nedertysk.
sv.
svensk.

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