Slæbe

Old Danish Dictionary - slæbe

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

The Old Danish word Slæbe can mean:

  • go. (fav slåpa)
  • 1) i nuv. bet.; slæbe at gaderne. Etym 466 (u. foro); træho, drager, sleber. sst. 1345, 1414 (u. vero); Steph II. 627, 1385, 1424; — det arme krop paa alle gader sløffet. RFII 270. Jf slebe. — s. med o: lade slæbe; trahere pallium, slebe med en sid kiortel. Etym 1345. — serpo, slæbe sig fræm. Etym 1159; Steph II.ia, 4 1279. —
  • 2) udmatte, overan- strenge; PISK c5 (ovf. II. 54653); skall hoss quærnen slebis ihiell. Rch 232; to hundrede mand skal være bort- førde at slæbes ihiel udi kobberbierg- ene (1612). NdM II. 41. —
  • 3) se slebe. Jfom-,overs.,udslæbet.

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

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Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
t.
tysk.

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