Handbjargarúmagi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - handbjargarúmagi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "handbjargarúmagi" in Norwegian.

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

handbjargarúmagi
handbjargarúmagi, m. Person som andremaa forsørge ved Hjælp af sine HændersGjerninger fordi han ikke kan forsørgesig selv; ef þau (nL. hjónin) hafa meðminna fé saman gengit en -, ok aldriurðu þau svá rík, at þau áttu konungiskatt at gjalda, þá sé hvart annarshandbjargarúmagi Jónsb. 167 (NL. IV,35115).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚿᚦᛒᛁᛆᚱᚵᛆᚱᚢᛘᛆᚵᛁ
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:

L.
Linje.
m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.

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