Hendi-langr
Old Norse Dictionary - hendi-langr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hendi-langr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hendi-langr
- adj.; vera e-m h., to be one’s hand-servant, cp. Dan. haandlanger = Lat. calo; allt þat lið er biskupi var hendi-langt, Sturl. ii. 49; þeir skyldi honum fylgja ok vera honum hendi-langir bæði um þjónustu ok svá ef hann vildi þá senda, Hkr. ii. 80, cp. 283 (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚾᛏᛁ-ᛚᛅᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)