Ypperlighed

Old Danish Dictionary - ypperlighed

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

The Old Danish word Ypperlighed can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) højhed, høj stil- ling; 1 Tim 22 (1524, CP, ovf. I. 787419); syn gode slegtes øpperlighed (1547). DM I. 121; at hand vaar kom- men til saadan ypperlighed. HVIB 14"; sette all vor act til rigdom at faa, til ypperlighed oc indkom. stor. Lyndsay 10; de Jofaede hannem støre gafuer ov ypperlighed, at hapd skulde for- raade Hagen, CIS 98, 101. —
  • 2) for-30 trin; ypperlighed i tree haande ting offuer keyssere och konninger. OP V. 35816; hvor-udover de (0; sprogene) stride med hin anden om ypperligheden. PSB 4. Jf VSO: bet. 2).

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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