Höndla
Old Norse Dictionary - höndla
Meaning of Old Norse word "höndla" (or hǫndla)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word höndla can mean:höndla
- höndla (hǫndla)
- að, (handla, Stj. 22, 47), to handle; h. heiðarliga, Karl. 51; h. úvarliga, Stj. 22: to manage, Gkv. 1. 8; h. e-n ílla, to treat one ill, Stj. 47; h. um e-t, Mar.; h. kaup, to strike a bargain, to handsel (North. E.), Gþl. 493.
- höndla (hǫndla)
- II. as a law term, to seize, catch, Hrafn. 7, Ld. 148: to arrest, 623. 62, Nj. 267, Symb. 59, Pass. 8. 1; h. glæpamann, Fms. ii. 85.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höndla may be more accurately written as hǫndla.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚾᛏᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- v.
- vide.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Symb.
- Symbolae. (H. IV.)