Selvegen

Old Danish Dictionary - selvegen

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

The Old Danish word Selvegen can mean:

  • io.
  • 1) bavende i eje; same selffexhne bøndher, som i same gaarde bor, skulle giffue then arligen skyldh (1527). KbS VII 148. —
  • 2) værende selvejendom; sielffeigne eller skatte gaarde. Bernts III. 408. Jf t selbsteigen. —— S(jJelveger(e), no. (sv sjeltigare) selvejer; hand er en selffevere ill samme gaardtt (1591). Rsv IV. 306; — flt.; ban self tolffthe med godhe selffeygher giordhe syn laffheifdt (1474). DD 106; Tyd 120es(ovf. It. 711b4), 23203 — hønder ve sæl- ægher (1496). Tvd 22, JF ejere.

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

Abbreviations used:

flt.
flertal (pluralis).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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