Tinke

Old Danish Dictionary - tinke

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

The Old Danish word Tinke can mean:

  • go.1) = tingre; hwilkith som hosom hør- er, bodhe hans øren skwlæ tinke ællærgythe. 1 Sam 31 (ÆB; 1550: klinge; Vulg: tinnient); tinnio, tyneke ellerat lyde som malm; tinnulus, som haver tyackinde lyd. CPV (jf ovf. IL. 531250); M. — 2) klimpre, slå; de tincker paa et becken eller andre klingende tingester. Holst IX. 19.

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

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).

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