Tilskifte

Old Danish Dictionary - tilskifte

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

The Old Danish word Tilskifte can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) tildele; (1580). DM IV. 179 (ovf. II. 487bs0); ieg Vi lade mig nøye met, buadsomheldst i ville tilskiffte mig! VAS 344; divisus, fl skift. Etym 1436. —
  • 2) (fsv til- skipta) tilbytte (sig), få til del; som i steden for Skou-closter sig det tilskiftede, Bernts I. 23; de reysen sig tilskiftte. TkH 196. Jf skifte til sg

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

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
t.
tysk.

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