Hand-hafl
Old Norse Dictionary - hand-hafl
Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-hafl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hand-hafl
- a, m. having in hand, Fb. 329; vera h. at e-u, to get into one’s hands, clutch a thing (as a law term less than to own); vera h. at jörðu at úleyfi konungs, Gþl. 452; ef sá kallask keypt hafa er h. er at, N. G. l. i. 249, Sturl. i. 56 (of unlawful seizure).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᚼᛅᚠᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)