Tuske

Old Danish Dictionary - tuske

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

The Old Danish word Tuske can mean:

  • go. hviske, tale hemme lig; HKv 252 (ovf. u. bagmål); Rob 38 (ovf. I. 647 b19). Jf fsv tusk, bak- tuska; tiske ovf, Tusmørk(e), se tøsmørk(e). —Tus(se), no, (svå tuss) utyskt»slet menneske; saadan fleire pus hand haffuer giort, den fandens thus Dmdo 55; PSO in. z2"'b (ov. IV- 427b10). Hos M forkl. tufyjsse +) vardyr. — b) genius. — c) om ligesom utusse o: spøgelse. Jf isl ]jurs, Duss; NMP Myth 89; Hagerup? 100: tus? dus ovf.

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

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Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
n.
norsk.

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