Dönsa

Old Swedish Dictionary - dönsa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "dönsa" (or dønsa) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

dönsa (dønsa): vädra, nosa, snusa (om hundar). nictire dönsa ok skälla et ets proprie canum GU C 20 s. 353.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so dönsa may have also been written as dønsa

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.