Hand-festa

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-festa

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

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

hand-festa Old Norse word can mean:

hand-festa: 1. t, a law term, to strike a bargain by shaking hands, to pledge; h. heit sitt, Fms. vi. 145; Ásgrímr handfesti at greiða þriggja vetra skatta, Bs. i. 740; handfestir eiðar, Dipl. ii. 19; biskup handfesti (betrothed) jungfrú Ingilborg, Fms. x. 103, H. E. i. 248; handfest mér upp á trú þína, at …, Stj. 629. 2 Kings x. 15.

hand-festa: 2. u, f. (hand-festning, f., H. E. i. 251), = handfestr, Dipl. iv. ii, Fb. i. 366, Bs. ii. 61.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

f.: feminine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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