Overvælde

Old Danish Dictionary - overvælde

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

The Old Danish word Overvælde can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) bebyrde, be- svære over ævne; forbiude det oc s0(15straffe der ofver, om en herremand saa u-skellige offverveldede sine tienere. Riøring, Lejres Politi. n67. —
  • 2) betvinge, tilegne sig med vold; vort gods oe eyendom, som fienden haffuer offuernældet (1534). n.D. Mag. V. 146. Smlgu. Sch. u. L.: overwelden.

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

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Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.

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