Sum

Old Danish Dictionary - sum

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

The Old Danish word Sum can mean:

  • to. stille, utilfreds; væct- erne funde da giænisten mig højbe- årøffvet oc sum. Pros 419 (jf Iøjs 33); hun bleff noget sum, sagde dog intet. Jm 260; PSO Il. 60 (ovf. I. 786211); den trede staar forbaust, betutted, ræd og summ. SP b7; vil hun paa timen halv mut og sum staa op og gaa af stuen ud, Thura, Poet. Sag 51; — w vsom. M. Jfn saam, efter Aasen: mørk, efter Ross (også): mat. — Jf DEF IV. 6754. —-

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

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Abbreviations used:

et.
enkelttal (singularis).
t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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