Tvingsel

Old Danish Dictionary - tvingsel

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

The Old Danish word Tvingsel can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) tryk, plage; maa lide stoer tuingsel oc vaande. Lysch+ b4 (= trengsel. udg 1726 12); pressus, tynge, tuingsel. Etym 987. —
  • 2) tvang; Gud haffuer befalit konger trusel oc tuingzel, de skulle tuingederis regimente. Tam I. 39 (= t zwang. udg 1549 1. 282); våenn nogenp pinsell eller tuingsell bekjende (1636). Hub II, 198; i vers skal mand skye fyldekalk, oordenes tvingsel. PSB 194. -

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
g.
grad (gradus).

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