Torn(e)busk

Old Danish Dictionary - torn(e)busk

Meaning of Old Danish word "Torn(e)busk", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Torn(e)busk can mean:

  • no. i mur, bet.; vildiurene løbe offuer tornbusken oc trædde hannem ned. 2 Kr 2518 (= tornebusken. 2 Kg 149 (1550, 160%); — de haffde oc it lempeligt stort torne- busk, den de skiulte sig vnder forenderne. Hvfl. 65. Busk gennemgående hank. i Nord og T, jf dog myrreb, — fit.; dumus, kratt met tornbuske. MP 265; skjulte folket sig i tornbuskene. 1 Sam 136 (1607, 1647; PB 282: toernebuskene). Jf PG 172; — flyer bort til torne-buskerne. ComD $ 204. Jf granb.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚮᚱᚿ(ᚽ)ᛒᚢᛋᚴ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

et.
enkelttal (singularis).
hank.
hankon (masculinum).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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