Hand-bani

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-bani

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

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

hand-bani
a, m. a law term, an actual slayer, homicide; opp. to ráð-bani, hald-bani, Hdl. 28, (αυτόχειρ.)

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Hdl.
Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
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