Hefndar-hönd
Old Norse Dictionary - hefndar-hönd
Meaning of Old Norse word "hefndar-hönd" (or hefndar-hǫnd)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hefndar-hönd (hefndar-hǫnd)
- f. a hand of retribution, Pass. 37. 13.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hefndar-hönd may be more accurately written as hefndar-hǫnd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚠᚾᛏᛅᚱ-ᚼᚢᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.