Pelikan

Old Danish Dictionary - pelikan

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

The Old Danish word Pelikan can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) hank. i nuv, bet. J( sv pelikau, ur mehonds); huem haffuer ubenbarit pelicanen den lonlighed om Sen rder, som er vdi hans bryst? SkP SST: CBV cu pellicanus). —
  • 2) (sv pelikan, & pelikan) redskab til at irække tænder ud med. M.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
hank.
hankon (masculinum).
t.
tysk.

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