Topmåle

Old Danish Dictionary - topmåle

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

The Old Danish word Topmåle can mean:

  • go. (n top- mæla) måle, så der bliver top på målekarret; TSd 189 (ov. Ill.29ass); lade ethers fogiitt topmolle skieppen (1550). DM V. 180; Fag", 1651 $ 3 (ovf. III. 5282). — halte (om en hest, spøgeudtryk); der toppe-aale vil hvert andet fode-trin. SortS 74; hertil not.: en hest, som halter, sigis for skiempt at topmaale hveriandet trin.

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

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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