Sinke

Old Danish Dictionary - sinke

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

The Old Danish word Sinke can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) (fsv senka, sy sinka) føre nale; kom paa den høyre side: lad sincke, kom paa den venstre side … fux frem. Ez 21 16 (1607, 1647); voeter … eder for, at i icke lader sinke eders vue for Gud, paa det hand icke skall halfve aarsag, till at lade sinke sin (sorg for eder. GHD I. 121; NL — P2 (u cesso). —
  • 2) (isl seinka) i muv. Jet; Etym 776 (u. moror), 1289 (u. mttardo); Steph 11.902, 1362. — s. sig. sst. »: slå smut (lade en sten hoppe hen Må vandfladen); epostracismus, naar man slaaer sinker paa vandet. Steph 1,229; M. Mulig af de på vandet frem- lommende bevægelser, jf t zinken?—

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

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Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
g.
grad (gradus).
t.
tysk.

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