Vanfoster

Old Danish Dictionary - vanfoster

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

The Old Danish word Vanfoster can mean:

  • no. misfoster, van- skabning. M. — Va[å]nfræg[j]d(e), no. (is] vanfrægd) vanry, slet rygte; vwonfregdhe ællær skænsæl. ÆB 3 Msb 2011; — for trækæns forsmæælsæ ællær wonfreyde. ÆB 2 Msb 322 (Vulg: propter ignominiam sordis); komæ the righet i stor vonfræid ower allælandæ. NÅM V. 189; aff all vanfreydh tha frels tw migh. Psd I. xa Jf frægd, 3—

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

Abbreviations used:

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

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