Hand-sax

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hand-sax

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hand-sax

n. a short sword, dirk, Fms. ii. 169, 268, 274, viii. 224. handsaxa-leikr, m. playing with dirks, by throwing them in the air and catching them by the hilt, Fb. i. 463.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᛋᛅᚴᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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