Hankagjöld

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hankagjöld

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hankagjöld" (or hankagjǫld) in Norwegian.

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

hankagjöld (hankagjǫld): hankagjöld, n. pl. Bøder som skal betalesfor manglende hanki 2. Frost. 7, 45.

Part of speech: n pl

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚿᚴᛆᚵᛁᚯᛚᚦ
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.

pl.: Pluralis.