Hjálpar-hönd

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjálpar-hönd" (or hjálpar-hǫnd)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hjálpar-hönd (hjálpar-hǫnd)

f. a helping hand; með hjálparhendi, Stj. 202; rétta e-m hjálparhönd, to reach one a helping hand.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjálpar-hönd may be more accurately written as hjálpar-hǫnd.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒᛅᚱ-ᚼᚢᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements