Mjúkhendr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mjúkhendr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mjúkhendr" in Norwegian.

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

mjúkhendr
mjúkhendr, adj. let paa Haanden, som har myge eller bløde Hænder; nefndi hanntil 7 menn þá, er honum þótti, semmjúkhendastir myndi vera, ok sagði,at þeir skyldi binda sár manna Fm.VI, 7322 (jvf Fris. 1841).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚢᚴᚼᚽᚿᚦᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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