Spente

Old Danish Dictionary - spente

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

The Old Danish word Spente can mean:

  • go. spare; hvem som ey i midde spendter, hand paa bondenntet henter. GH 82; da vil forstand oc mod icke spendtis. GI 6; spente og spare kand længe vare. PSO I. 405 (==spinte. Nysted (1727) 58); paa sand- hed sparer da hver løgners mund og spendter. Naur gg1'; Helt 210. Efter M opr. sanke spåner, jf sv spånta, spinta; Jess 233.

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

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Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).

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