Hjálpar-hönd
Old Norse Dictionary - hjálpar-höndMeaning of Old Norse word "hjálpar-hönd" (or hjálpar-hǫnd) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjálpar-hönd (hjálpar-hǫnd)
- f. a helping hand; með hjálparhendi, Stj. 202; rétta e-m hjálparhönd, to reach one a helping hand.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjálpar-hönd may be more accurately written as hjálpar-hǫnd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒᛅᚱ-ᚼᚢᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)