Handsals-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Handsals-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 handsals-maðr

or handsala-maðr, m. a bail, surety, Grág. i. 295, 363, 655 iii. 1, Sturl. iii. 43.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᚾᛏᛋᛅᛚᛋ-ᛘᛅᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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