Tjenestesvend

Old Danish Dictionary - tjenestesvend

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

The Old Danish word Tjenestesvend can mean:

  • no. (is! pjønaste: sveinn) tjenestekarl; thog Å thiæn estæ swennæ ok qwynner. I 'Msb 201 (ÆB; 1550: drenge; 1607: tienere); !CPV (u. oalø); Rav" IV. 104; ens ise svene skulle vere deris hosbonder låge OP TV. 39860; skal han joke aa bort, s.år (198; Sen VE tjen ORNE skulle tieniste! > 9 (1362). Rsv II. 321. Jf svend 2) K; 3),

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).

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