Svanse
Old Danish Dictionary - svanseMeaning of Old Danish word "Svanse", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.
The Old Danish word Svanse can mean:
- go. (sv svansa, t sehwånzen)
- 1) dreje sig, tumle; Zions døtter ere hoflmodige, trine her frem oc suantze. Jes 316 (1850, 1647); Heg 213; dag op i salig tiid sølv-øyet østen-skandse, lad solen deylig frem i purpur-kaaben svandse. KH 1; hvor ofte sees paplir og pap paa bret at svandse. Thura, Poet Sag 114; i glæde- spring om brud og brudgom svanzte. Wielandt XI. 315. —
- 2) bevæge halen. M. Jf om-, frems., skøge- svansen.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛆᚿᛋᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.
Abbreviations used:
- go.
- gærningsord (verbum).
- n.
- norsk.