Handsals-band
Old Norse Dictionary - handsals-band
Meaning of Old Norse word "handsals-band"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- handsals-band
- n. a bond of handsal, n. G. L. i. 223.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏᛋᛅᛚᛋ-ᛒᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)