Sputte

Old Danish Dictionary - sputte

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

The Old Danish word Sputte can mean:

  • go. spytte; omtw haffer sputteth paa noghen i wredhæ. Mc 5; sputtet hand paa igiorde dond aff spøtte. Joh 96 (1524; CP: spøtte). — spytte alm. i æ. Dsk (f isl spyta); om thu spytter miket. ÅM 187 391-2; then stheen wordher om syær wodh, som hwer man spytther vppa&. PL?" I, nr. 622; spijtther. sst. mr 402; CPV (u. spuo); Etym 1219; Steph II. 1299. Jf på-, ud-, bes.

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

Abbreviations used:

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

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