Hand-leggja

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-leggja

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

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

hand-leggja
lagði, = handfesta; h. e-m e-t, to pledge, confirm by handlög, Dipl. ii. 5; h. e-m land, til eignar, to sell an estate by handlög, Dipl. ii. 8, Thom. 298; handlagði Sophia kirkjunni til eignar þrjá tigi hundraða, Pm. 9: to seize, Post. (Fr.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.
French in etymologies.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
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