Handbjörg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - handbjörg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "handbjörg" (or handbjǫrg) in Norwegian.

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

handbjörg (handbjǫrg): handbjörg, f. hvad en gjør med sineHænder for derved at tilveiebringe detfornødne til egen eller andres Forsør-gelse; lifa við handbjörg sína Fld. III,53811; fœra e-n fram með handbjörgsínni Jónsb. 167 (NL. IV, 35117); eigaallt undir handbjörg sínni dvs. ikke haveandet at leve af, end sine Hænders Gjer-ninger, Pr. 2903.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, handbjörg may be more accurately written as handbjǫrg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚿᚦᛒᛁᚯᚱᚵ
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.

L.: Linje.

s.: substantiv.

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