Sypres

Old Danish Dictionary - sypres

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

The Old Danish word Sypres can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) I nuv. bet. (cupresus); som it ceder paa Libano oc som it cypress paa Hermons bierg. Jes Sir 2414 (1550, 1647); Etym 281 (u. cupressus). —
  • 2) strandmalurt (artemisia maritima); strandmalurt eller huilcken den gemeene mand her i disse lande pleye at kalde cypres. FD 344 F; Buchw 8; — strande-malurt, vulgo: vild cypres. Steph I. 151b; Kyl 1. —
  • 3) santolina chamæcyparis- sus; santolina, cypres, tam cypres, hafve-cypres. FD 343. Jf SmdLb VI 10"? Lign. navne Nemnich II. 1222-3,10—

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
g.
grad (gradus).
t.
tysk.
n.
norsk.

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