Hand-afl

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-afl

Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-afl" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hand-afl
n. hand-strength; lesa sik upp með handafli, to haul oneself up by strength of hand, Fas. iii. 283.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᛅᚠᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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