Sva(d)sig

Old Danish Dictionary - sva(d)sig

Meaning of Old Danish word "Sva(d)sig", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Sva(d)sig can mean:

  • to. (t schwåtzig) let talende, spakkende; svatsig tange, ferdigt nemme mig af Gud forlened var. Hex indl få"; jeg kunde met mange fleere svasige ord op holde min neste met mange maader at perse med. Holst IV. 125; hvor svadsig hand end kand sin løgne-snak affmale. Naur g3", 1003; ved pral og svadsig tale veed et bryste sig af mod. DV IV. 306; VIII 616. Jf bes.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛆ(ᚦ)ᛋᛁᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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