Handbjörg

Old Icelandic Dictionary - handbjörg

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "handbjörg" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

handbjörg
f. ‘hand-supply’; lifa við ~ sina, to earn one’s own living; fœra e-n fram með ~ sinni, to support a person by one’s labour.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏᛒᛁᚢᚱᚴ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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