Stvøgaffel

Old Danish Dictionary - stvøgaffel

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

The Old Danish word Stvøgaffel can mean:

  • no. halmtyve (0: tvegrenet trægaffel til at vende og sprede halm); MP 175 (u. furea); Etym 500; Steyh. 2822; en tienere stundem for wskel eller for en ringe tingest maa lade stryge sig at ryggen met en strøgaffel. SthH rå; M. — strøgaffe. DS TIL. 223.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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