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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