Tant

Old Danish Dictionary - tant

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

The Old Danish word Tant can mean:

  • no. (fsv tant, mnt tant)
  • 1) fjas, narrestreg, forgæves arb- ejde; arbeide icke, men drifiue tandt. 9 Tess 311 (15924); thi drog hun suar- lige met stor hast, det halp dog icke, men vaar slet tant. HWR 243; Psd I. 305 (ovf. IV. 72b2). —
  • 2) snak, 10(usandhed; ladee tith tanth, du driffu- er til hoffte. RD IL 267 (= snak. RD IL 173, fsv qwant. Iv lejovr v4864); T40; Psb I. 183; ingen kand holde det for Jøgen oc tant. PIH g3; de kundskab, de haffde holt for tantoc usand. HiorP i1; om de forgangne ting poeter digte tandt. PsB 164; vor lærdom dend er ikke tant. KPs 286; — far ey met swig och ey met tant. DM 31; PSm c1'; SKv 543; DEF 1. 98b. Især i denne forb, endnu bruge- ligt.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
nt.
nedertysk.
t.
tysk.

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