Tåbe

Old Danish Dictionary - tåbe

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

The Old Danish word Tåbe can mean:

  • no. (sv tåp) åndssvag; viser mand barn eller taabe efter ild. DL 6-19-10 (= vmyndig. ChrIV Lllb k25). — efter nuv. brug; de vdi denn” sag var taber, paa de bog- staffuer kund' de ey skøn. Jacobsson, Jodekrønike 181 (jf Dan 58); vAph I. 6682; BadO. Ualm. i æ Dsk. Jf svb dapp.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).

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