Trom(m)ete

Old Danish Dictionary - trom(m)ete

Meaning of Old Danish word "Trom(m)ete", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Trom(m)ete can mean:

  • go. (gl sv trummeta) blæse i trompet; then tijd Guds folk trommetede. Psb I. 88; da skulle i slet blæse oc icke tromete, 4 Msb 107 (1550, 1647); trommetere til at trommete, at mand kand trom-'2mete mod eder. 2 Kr 1312 (sst.); TV 284 (u. clango); met bønen du trom- ete fast, saa ryster hand sig met en hast. AA II. 145.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚱᚮᛘ(ᛘ)ᚽᛏᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
t.
tysk.

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