Pig

Old Danish Dictionary - pig

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

The Old Danish word Pig can mean:

  • no. (isl pik, sv pigg)
  • 1) i uuv. bet.; gad med pig vdi, Jes Sir 3826 (1607, 1647); de hvasse pigge paa halsbaandet. Steph I. 279h: NL 5 soka(u. aculeus), 243 (u. euspis), 1729 (u. spina).
  • 2) pigkæp, spyd;Vindelboernes gevær vaar pige og rod- kølfver. Randr 9 not 25. Jf pik. — Pighvar(e), uo. (sv pigghvart- varr) pighvar (pleuronectes maximus); pec- ten, pighuor. TY1G3; piighuare. Etym 92: pighuarde. Dict; pighvar. Steph I. 124 hr ; BT III. 354; pighvarre. NL 1487. Navnet viser til spidser på tiskens side. jf Krøyer IL. 496, t dornbutt, mange æ I navne (se u. ovf. ant. 0.), Nemn II. 1010.

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

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Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
t.
tysk.
ik.
intetkøn (nevbram).
nt.
nedertysk.

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