Skalkebrev

Old Danish Dictionary - skalkebrev

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

The Old Danish word Skalkebrev can mean:

  • no. skrivelse, ved hvilken en ud- studes af et samfund og er- læres for skalk: hwylken brodher ther ker then andhen for tvgdien, for føstæ stoffne wor hollæn, ham skal oldher blywe her y lawet mer och skakt) skrives eth skalks broft eifter, enten xquinne eller mandh gyre her hannem brød effther (1408). KD II. 38.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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