Sved(e)hul

Old Danish Dictionary - sved(e)hul

Meaning of Old Danish word "Sved(e)hul", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Sved(e)hul can mean:

  • no. (sy svetthål) udgang af en sved- kærtel; begynte der at giffue en idelig vedske fra sig aff alle suedhol- erne. VdPb c3; Etym 187 (u. caula), 735 (u. meatus), 1212 (u. spiramentum); Steph I. 96b (u. pori); den kaalde vinter tilstopper svedelullerne, saa at den naturlige varme holdis inde. HK 16345; ComD $579 (se svedebænk).

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᚽᚦ(ᚽ)ᚼᚢᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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