Handmegin

Old Norwegian Dictionary - handmegin

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "handmegin" in Norwegian.

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

handmegin
handmegin, n. Kræfter som en har i sineHænder og hvormed han kan bruge dem; svá sterkr, at hann braut borgarliðsumbúning af handmagni sínu einu Pr.7924; á at þeim luta hvárt þeirra framat fœra (börn sín), sem þau hafa hand-megin til, ef hvártki þeirra hefir fétil Grg. II, 511 (Grág. 1092); jvf hand-björg.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚿᚦᛘᚽᚵᛁᚿ
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:

n.
Neutrum.

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