Hand-krækjask

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-krækjask

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

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

hand-krækjask: t, recipr. to try the strength by pulling with crooked hands, Fms. vi. 203, Fs. 78 (where it is used of hooking hands together and standing in a circle as in a dance).

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

Abbreviations used:

pr.: proper, properly.

recipr.: reciprocally.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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