Tingfoged

Old Danish Dictionary - tingfoged

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

The Old Danish word Tingfoged can mean:

  • no. herredsfoged, foged for en tingkreds; JS i S vor thingfogid (1545). Rav I. 88; EN tingfoged i F herred (1557). KB II. 93; JJ tinghfogett paa Tossindt (1580). FA I. 95; Etym 309 (u. juridicus); tage beuissningh aff thingfoden tiherritztingh och tinghørerne. DMs I. 186. Jf Bernts 1. 6.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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