Hand-lag

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-lag

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

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

hand-lag: or hand-lög, n. [cp. mid. Lat. andilago, andilangus, per festucam et per andilangum tradere, Du Cange]:—joining hands, a pledging, = handfestr, Eb. 128, Sturl. iii. 233, D. n. i. 134: in sing., Dipl. i. 11.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

mid. Lat.: middle Latin.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

sing.: singular.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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