Vankeld

Old Danish Dictionary - vankeld

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

The Old Danish word Vankeld can mean:

  • ne. I)(isl vanheila) brøst, svaghed; i dend skal ald min skam mt. M, — vange på en skorsten. | og mit vanhelds fule ham tildekkes. MT flere forb. endnu brugeligt, jf MO | KPs 473; KLp 109 (ovf. II. 546289); NL 1845 (u. pravitas). — 2) mis- pryd, skam; M; NL 604 (u. dehone- stamentum); det, som et aar er en V.590b4. — Jf is) vangi o: kindben; so zirath, er et andet aar en vanheld. Holb, Mor Tank (1744) 14. — 3) 8 (t wangen) sætte sidestykker | slet menneske. M. — 4) i »uv, bet.; v Aph I. 776b (= miszfall); BadO 745 (= infortunium). Jf uh.

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

Abbreviations used:

et.
enkelttal (singularis).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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