Hand-byndi
Old Norse Dictionary - hand-byndi
Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-byndi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hand-byndi
- mod. hand-bendi, n., prop. a handcuff: metaph. a hindrance, bother, e-m er (verðr) h. at e-u, to be bothered with a thing, Karl. 234; það er h. að honum; hann ekki nema til handbendis.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᛒᚢᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)