Værfader

Old Danish Dictionary - værfader

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

The Old Danish word Værfader can mean:

  • no. (æn verfafir) sviger. » fader (mands fader). M; — land- græven af Hessen var hans vær-fader. Holberg, Introduction (1711) I. 258 (= svieger-fader. udg 1728 294); efiter hans værfaders, kong Ludovici til- skyndelse. sst. I. 5333 (= udg 1728 515 = svigerfader. udg 1757 490, med-delt af docent V. Dablerup). Jf vivf.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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