Skovtrold

Old Danish Dictionary - skovtrold

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

The Old Danish word Skovtrold can mean:

  • 10. (iv skogstroll) i nuv, bet.; en loden skowtrold skal ræabe til den anden. irolde skulle der hoppe. Jes 181 (1550, 1647), Se også u. skovsnabe; — satyri oe skoufftroller lagde sig indsem oc aflede burn Lysch 62, — skvila nyde theros skogwegh wbescat- lede (1481). NAM II. 16; jf: nar the fars till skoghen paa theris rætte skog- Weser. sst. Jf veg.

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

Abbreviations used:

et.
enkelttal (singularis).
g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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