Handafestr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - handafestr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "handafestr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

handafestr
handafestr, f. at man med Hænderne holder sig fast i noget, det hvori man saaledes holder sig fast. Pr. 30928; hafa nóga,lítla handafesti Mar. 5581; Flat. I,46518.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚿᚦᛆᚠᚽᛋᛏᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.

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