Sorthungret

Old Danish Dictionary - sorthungret

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

The Old Danish word Sorthungret can mean:

  • tm. bleg af sult; een af sult sort-hungret armods flok. DV VIII. 610. Jf svart ovf. — Sort knopurt, no. centaurea scabiosa; jacea nigra, sort knop-urt. FD 256 A; Kyll 74; M. Jf JT 56. Foruden det æl navn findes fl. med angivelsen: sort Nemn I. 988. — Sort kommen, no. (sv svartkummin) nige Ila sativa; melanthium, sort kommen., 4 FD 287 A; M. JfJT 321. Hentydning til frøenes sorte farve findes i mange navne, jf Nemn II. 727: nigella sativa.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.
tm.
tillagsmåde (participium).

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