Roland

Old Danish Dictionary - roland

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

The Old Danish word Roland can mean:

  • no. (mut rolant) en stor billedstøtte; beled-snideren udstick er beledet, om det er meget stort, så maa du nefne det en Roland. Comb $ 771 (= | colossum, + rolsnd). Ji GrimmW: roland 2); Otte, Archåol. UL. 243, 256; 3 Wb 101.; —Eolaskind, no.rødfarvet skind; rolaskindt oc kraffueskindt (1549) KD IL. 278. Jf rotlask. Koldband, no. et slags bånd; 3 stykker roldbond: (1642). Wulff 225,

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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