Hand-megin
Old Norse Dictionary - hand-megin
Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-megin"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hand-megin
- and hand-megn, n. strength of hand, clasp, = handafl, Rb. 378; af handmagni, with the clasp of the hand, 625. 26: strength to work, working power, Grág. i. 237, 240: work = handbjörg, færa e-n fram á fé sínu eðr handmagni, 292. handmegins-úmagi, a, m. = handbjargar-úmagi, Grág. i. 289.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᛘᛁᚴᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)