Usnilde

Old Danish Dictionary - usnilde

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

The Old Danish word Usnilde can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) (isl tsnild, hunk.) uklogskab, dårskab; mek tøcker thet vare megel vsnillæ. RD HU. 165; ther æn tha haffde deffuelsens vsnille. HKv 295; Br 2770; haffdhæ thu ey syndhet met thin vsnildhæ, HM 148; for min synd og so megen stoor usnilde, KS 39. — 9) ulykke, ulempe; der aff kom megen vwsnilde. VaV II. nr 7 v16; ælde kommer med megen usnilde. PSO I. 15. Jf snilde, vans.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
hunk.
hunkøn (femininum).
æ.
ældre.

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