Torbagget

Old Danish Dictionary - torbagget

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

The Old Danish word Torbagget can mean:

  • to. hvid med mørkegrå ryg M (om gæs, lus). Jf MD 82 (u. dratj; Thors? 186. — Tor(n)bis(t) (tømbist), n0. = torbagge ; naar tornbister giffue sig vå aff sine waanlige bolige vdi tyckere skarer. Flemløs $ 46 (= torbister. WD IL 9; scarabævs, tørvebist. Etym 1114 (Steph I 127b; todist); fluer, torbis, bræmser. KSK 23 (= Wielandt V. 65). Jf svå tor huse.

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

Abbreviations used:

t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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