Jafnaðar-hönd

Old Norse Dictionary - jafnaðar-hönd

Meaning of Old Norse word "jafnaðar-hönd" (or jafnaðar-hǫnd) in English.

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

jafnaðar-hönd (jafnaðar-hǫnd)
f.; leggja e-t undir jafnaðarhönd, to share a thing in common, N. G. L. i. 220.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jafnaðar-hönd may be more accurately written as jafnaðar-hǫnd.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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