Tyvesnare
Old Danish Dictionary - tyvesnareMeaning 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).