Hand-afl
Old Norse Dictionary - hand-afl
Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-afl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hand-afl
- n. hand-strength; lesa sik upp með handafli, to haul oneself up by strength of hand, Fas. iii. 283.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᛅᚠᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)