Handrán

Old Norwegian Dictionary - handrán

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "handrán" in Norwegian.

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

handrán
handrán, n. Handling, hvormed man vristernoget ud af ens Hænder eller tager fraham det, som han bærer paa sin Ryg; þat er handrán, ef maðr slítr or hönd-um manni þat, er hinn heldr á áðr,eða af baki honum Grág. 2975; jvfGrg. II, 16413; Gul. 1431; Landsl. 7,437; Grg. I, 1452. Ordet forekommerogsaa i det danske og svenske Lovsprogse Vald. sj. Lov 2, 41 og Schlyter 263 b33.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚿᚦᚱᛆᚿ
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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