Kaup-höndlan

Old Norse Dictionary - kaup-höndlan

Meaning of Old Norse word "kaup-höndlan" (or kaup-hǫndlan) in English.

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

kaup-höndlan (kaup-hǫndlan)
f. [Germ. handling], trade, (mod.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

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