Heiptarhönd

Old Norwegian Dictionary - heiptarhönd

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "heiptarhönd" (or heiptarhǫnd) in Norwegian.

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

heiptarhönd (heiptarhǫnd)
heiptarhönd, f. fiendtlig Haand, = heiptughönd; rétta heiptarhendr á e-n dvs.lægge Haand paa en med fiendtligt Sind, i fiendtlig Hensigt. Stj. 4862.

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, heiptarhönd may be more accurately written as heiptarhǫnd.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛁᛕᛏᛆᚱᚼᚯᚿᚦ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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