Ta[u]bak

Old Danish Dictionary - ta[u]bak

Meaning of Old Danish word "Ta[u]bak", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Ta[u]bak can mean:

  • no. (t taback) tobak; der uyl tenckes y tyde paa tabach. CMIV+ IV. 282; — vader samme tubacks forbrydelse. Fdg 2/7 1682; nicotian eller thubach. ÅlbLE 236, 287saa thuback igien maa udi Norge foris.Fdg %/s 1643; Skd 47 (ovf. IV. 8227-28). Jf æ t tubak (se Grimm W: tabak);Nemn II. 728. — toback. FD 361 Af;Fdg ?7/s 1686 57; (1692). GhA IL. 321;således hos Iolberg, jf Barselstuen A 2,$8; tobaks blader. M. poet Skr 151, 165, jf smsætn. — Jf krul-, nys-, smøsnu(v)e-, stokt.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᛆ[ᚢ]ᛒᛆᚴ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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