Profit

Old Danish Dictionary - profit

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

The Old Danish word Profit can mean:

  • mo. (tsv profit, fr protit)
  • 1) gavn, fordel; soW oe kommer till bade oc protitb. PE 13; som all eniste søge effter deris eget protit. CP IV. 332, 2952; effter hyffwskhelz esem- pill oc menighedtz profytt scall hwn (9: loven) skickis. ErF T4"; nyde oe bruge-thet hans nadis kong» matt till ære, nytte oc proffuit (1536). PMG II. » 464; Et a 1" (ovt. u, forhverv(n)ing). Endnu brugeligt i lavere stil. — 9) (svd prot) en spids el. øt rOT vilde at sætte lysestumper på (for at dekunnebrævde heltud) M.—

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

Abbreviations used:

t.
tysk.

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