Handrif

Old Norwegian Dictionary - handrif

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "handrif" in Norwegian.

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

handrif
handrif, n. 1) = handrið Kgs. 8832. 2) Reb som er saaledes fæstet til Seglet,at man ved Hjælp deraf kan drage detned og formindske dets for Vinden ud- bredte Flade (= Folkesprogets hand-syfte?); lét kalla skip frá skipi, at sígaskyldi láta seglin ok heldr seint ensvipta af handrifi (handrif Flat. II,30833) OH. 18220.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚿᚦᚱᛁᚠ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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