Hand-laugar

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-laugar

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

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

hand-laugar: f. pl. washing the bands, a custom with the men of old after as well as before meals; gefa e-m h., FmS. vi. 321, Stj. 153; taka h., FmS. vii. 85; ganga til handlauga, v. 317; bera inn h., Nj. 220 (after dinner); Bergþóra gékk at borðinu með handlaugar, Nj. 52, cp. Nj. ch. 117, Lv. ch. 13, Har. S. Harðr. ch. 79: in sing. of the basin = mundlaug, FmS. vi. 199, Fb. iii. 467.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

sing.: singular.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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