Hand-bani
Old Norse Dictionary - hand-bani
Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-bani"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hand-bani
- a, m. a law term, an actual slayer, homicide; opp. to ráð-bani, hald-bani, Hdl. 28, (αυτόχειρ.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᛒᛅᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hdl.
- Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)