Karlmannshönd

Old Norwegian Dictionary - karlmannshönd

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "karlmannshönd" (or karlmannshǫnd) in Norwegian.

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

karlmannshönd (karlmannshǫnd): karlmannshönd, f. Mandshaand; aldrivóru þær karlmannshendr, er jamvelhafa numit at eyða diska sem þínarEl. 6110.

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, karlmannshönd may be more accurately written as karlmannshǫnd.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᚱᛚᛘᛆᚿᚿᛋᚼᚯᚿᚦ
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.