Stok(ker)hus

Old Danish Dictionary - stok(ker)hus

Meaning of Old Danish word "Stok(ker)hus", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Stok(ker)hus can mean:

  • no. (gl sv stockhus, mnt stockhus) fængsel (for soldater); be- findes det, at nogen af vores officerer angriber nogen, og lader dennem i Corps de Garderne, stockerhusene eller andenstæds henføre. Fåg 19/10 1688; — stokhus. M; — at du det stockhuss, som staar vnder wolden, Jader nedtage oc paa it andet sted op sette (1670). KD VI. 532. Synes ( sv stockhus) »0u.her at betyde: et hus åf tmmerstokke,

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚮᚴ(ᚴᚽᚱ)ᚼᚢᛋ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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