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Danish term or phrase:
med aaben foed
English translation:
with open frame
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Danish term
med aaben foed
Danish to English
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From a 1706 probate record in Helsingør: "1 fire kanted Aske Bord med aaben foed." I understand this item is a four-sided (rather than round or oval) table made of ash wood, but I'm not sure exactly what "med aaben foed" means. With open feet? What am I missing here?
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| 4 | with open frame |
Lene Henriksen
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| 2 | with open leg |
Thomas T. Frost
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Lene Henriksen
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with open frame
Explanation of ”åbne” vs. ”lukkede” fødder:
Compare pictures (åbne vs. lukkede):
https://www.lusini.com/da-dk/series/tische-conferencio/
Text example: ”Vælg mellem åbne eller lukkede bordfødder”:
https://www.lusini.com/da-dk/pdp/127117/#sku=30051455
”Bordfødder” and ”bordben” are used interchangeably:
”Vælg mellem åbne eller lukkede bordfødder og mellem materialer i børstet rustfrit stål eller pulverlakeret stål. Bordet med åbne ben har den fordel at konferencedeltagerne kan sidde rundt om hele bordet på en behagelig måde.”
English translation: open frame
Text example:
”With the table frames, you have the choice between an open and a closed frame.”
https://www.lusini.com/en/pdp/127117/#sku=30051455
Compare pictures (åbne vs. lukkede):
https://www.lusini.com/da-dk/series/tische-conferencio/
Text example: ”Vælg mellem åbne eller lukkede bordfødder”:
https://www.lusini.com/da-dk/pdp/127117/#sku=30051455
”Bordfødder” and ”bordben” are used interchangeably:
”Vælg mellem åbne eller lukkede bordfødder og mellem materialer i børstet rustfrit stål eller pulverlakeret stål. Bordet med åbne ben har den fordel at konferencedeltagerne kan sidde rundt om hele bordet på en behagelig måde.”
English translation: open frame
Text example:
”With the table frames, you have the choice between an open and a closed frame.”
https://www.lusini.com/en/pdp/127117/#sku=30051455
Example sentence:
Vælg mellem åbne eller lukkede bordfødder
You have the choice between an open and a closed frame
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Thomas T. Frost
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with open leg
I found 'foed' mentioned in Ordbog over det danske sprog:
'2.1) om bestanddel af instrument, brugsgenstand olgn. du skal . . gjøre en Kjedel af Kobber og dens Fod af Kobber. 2Mos.30.18. den eene Foed (nu: ben) af Passeren. Sylvius.Geom.6.'
It seems 'foed' (an old spelling of 'fod') may sometimes have been used in the meaning of 'ben'.
One can find various tables with 'open leg' online.
'2.1) om bestanddel af instrument, brugsgenstand olgn. du skal . . gjøre en Kjedel af Kobber og dens Fod af Kobber. 2Mos.30.18. den eene Foed (nu: ben) af Passeren. Sylvius.Geom.6.'
It seems 'foed' (an old spelling of 'fod') may sometimes have been used in the meaning of 'ben'.
One can find various tables with 'open leg' online.
Example sentence:
https://ordnet.dk/ods/ordbog?query=fod
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