Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hand-laugar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 hand-laugar

f. pl. washing the bands, a custom with the men of old after as well as before meals; gefa e-m h., Fms. vi. 321, Stj. 153; taka h., Fms. vii. 85; ganga til handlauga, v. 317; bera inn h., Nj. 220 (after dinner); Bergþóra gékk at borðinu með handlaugar, Nj. 52, cp. Nj. ch. 117, Lv. ch. 13, Har. S. Harðr. ch. 79: in sing. of the basin = mundlaug, Fms. vi. 199, Fb. iii. 467.

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Runic Inscription

hand-laugar

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hand-laugar" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
sing: singular.
sing.: singular.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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