Sæ(des)mand

Old Danish Dictionary - sæ(des)mand

Meaning of Old Danish word "Sæ(des)mand", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Sæ(des)mand can mean:

  • no. (fsv sådhisman) mand, der sår; kom dygdernes sædess man, kom all helses oc søtmes oprættære. Thotts Saml nr. 553 (49) 61; — then seedmand ssoer ourdet. Mark 414 (1524; CP: seede- mand; 1550: sæmand); opryeker baade sæmend oc høstmend aff Babylon. Jer 5016 (1550, 1647; 1607: sæmand); so sator, sæmand. MP 172 (sæde-mand, Etym 1155; Steph I. 281b).

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛅ(ᚦᚽᛋ)ᛘᛆᚿᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

et.
enkelttal (singularis).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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