Hand-rán
Old Norse Dictionary - hand-rán
Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-rán"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hand-rán
- n. a law term, ‘hand-robbery,’ wresting a thing out of another’s hand, a kind of frumhlaup (personal assault), defined in Grág. Vsl. ch. 3, liable to outlawry, Grág. ii. 191, n. G. l. i. 58, Gþl. 408, Jb. 426.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᚱᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Vsl.
- Vígslóði. (B. I.)