Hand-lag

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hand-lag

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hand-lag

or hand-lög, n. [cp. mid. Lat. andilago, andilangus, per festucam et per andilangum tradere, Du Cange]:—joining hands, a pledging, = handfestr, Eb. 128, Sturl. iii. 233, D. N. i. 134: in sing., Dipl. i. 11.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᛚᛅᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
mid. Lat.: Middle Latin.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
sing: singular.
sing.: singular.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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