Tøs

Old Danish Dictionary - tøs

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

The Old Danish word Tøs can mean:

  • vo.
  • 1) skældsord om en mand; tand falder alligvel seirløess, den ære- løss tøess. Rch 97, jf sst. 392; ovf. IV. 414bæ; it (lombard) toso o: dreng. —
  • 2) (svå tås) i nuv. bet.; man ynkes ved de skrøbelige tøser. foberg, M. p. Skr (v Liebenb) 293. JOG; VSO; MbO. Ordet, synes ikke ah. Dsk. Opr usikker, jf Åsen: taus. Jess 270. Jf salt-, saltmadst.Tøse(x), se ovf. IV. 499212.

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

Abbreviations used:

eng.
engelsk.
g.
grad (gradus).
t.
tysk.
et.
enkelttal (singularis).

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