Tjenestefolk

Old Danish Dictionary - tjenestefolk

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

The Old Danish word Tjenestefolk can mean:

  • no. (is! pjånustufolk) tyende (samlingsnavn); hand maa 30 ingenn anden indbede ander end sitt eget thieniste folck (1598). HT I. 463; famulitium, tiund, tienistefolek. Etym 396, 747 (u. ministerium); — gik in met thianstæ folk och sath thæræ. oHKv 158; — saat met tiæniste fole. (sst.22 (her mulig efter nuv. brug); 2 Msb 217 (1607, se tjenestesvend). Jf folk
  • 1) og 3).

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.
æ.
ældre.

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