Handgenginn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - handgenginn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "handgenginn" in English.

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

handgenginn
pp. that has become a retainer to the king (gørast ~ e-m).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏᚴᛁᚾᚴᛁᚾᚾ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.

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