Hand-skot

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-skot

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

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

hand-skot
n. a throwing by hand, opp. to bogaskot (shooting from a bow), Eb. 308, Fas. ii. 513, Fms. vi. 84, Bs. i. 621, Fb. i. 485.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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