Tyvesnare

Old Danish Dictionary - tyvesnare

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

The Old Danish word Tyvesnare can mean:

  • no. (isl bjøfsnara) løkke, som en tyv hæng- es i; Dict (= laqueus). Jf: laqveus, tuffstrick oc snare. Ktym 628. — Tyvespej), no. et spejl, hvori man mente at kunne vise et billede æhaf tyve; ved et saa kaldet tyve-speil. Hedegaard, Criminalret 2. Udg. 92. Om overtroisk brug af spejle jf GP IV. 2222; Matbesius, Postilla (1588) JUL. 36": kan er (2: der teufel) inn einem spiegel seinen leuten firbilden, wer die diebe sein; jf vise i vand (u. vatn).

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

Abbreviations used:

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

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