Nauðahandsal

Old Norwegian Dictionary - nauðahandsal

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "nauðahandsal" in Norwegian.

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

nauðahandsal
nauðahandsal, n. saadant Haandslag (hand-sal), hvortil nogen er bleven nødt ellertvungen; þat ero nauðahandsöl, ef maðrhandsalar svá, at ella er hætt fjörvihans eða fé, eða hann ygði sér áljóteða fjárrán Grág. 2852 fg (Grg. II, 18918).Jvf. nauðasætt.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛆᚢᚦᛆᚼᛆᚿᚦᛋᛆᛚ
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.
n.
Neutrum.

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