Rygstryger

Old Danish Dictionary - rygstryger

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

The Old Danish word Rygstryger can mean:

  • no. (t riickenstreicherj sabel med enkelt æg; DS III. 293 uha(ovt. TIL 595bu): rygstrygere med blanke kryds (1604). Blom 308 (jf s 313); Etym 702 (u. machærs); Steph 1. 2185; NL 824; ryg-stryger, tesack, semispatha. ComO 410; alle skulle have gode ryg-stryger eller hugge- kaarder. Slange 141.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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