Tegn

Old Danish Dictionary - tegn

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

The Old Danish word Tegn can mean:

  • to. 1rundhåndet; wor een møghet fawær man oc from oc thæyn. NAM V. 178 (= 1 Jargissimus. SRD I. 159); aff alle myné swene wor ieg so thegn, ieg gafi them allæ dubbelth soldh. Rkr d6. — 2) rigelig; teynæstæ ællær fullæstæ watnæ viginghæ. ÆB 4 Msb 2011 (Vulg: largissimæ). Synes som to. ej at findes uden for Dsk, men i PL2% ]. nr 766 svarer sv brødthiægn til d rundher sst. nr 866.

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

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Abbreviations used:

n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).
æ.
ældre.

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