Jafnaðarhönd

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jafnaðarhönd

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jafnaðarhönd" (or jafnaðarhǫnd) in Norwegian.

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

jafnaðarhönd (jafnaðarhǫnd)
jafnaðarhönd, f. fælles Besiddelse og Raa- dighed, saa at den ene af dem, som hareller paastaar Eiendomsret til noget,ikke kan tilegne sig det som noget sigsærligen tilhørende, = jöfn hönd (Side 218 b28 jvf gfv. jamnaþahænder); leggjae-t undir jafnaðarhönd = leggja e-tundir jafna hönd DN. VII, 10422.

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, jafnaðarhönd may be more accurately written as jafnaðarhǫnd.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛆᚠᚿᛆᚦᛆᚱᚼᚯᚿᚦ
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.
v.
Verbum.

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