Handsal

Old Icelandic Dictionary - handsal

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "handsal" in English.

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

handsal Old Icelandic word can mean:

handsal
n.
handsal
1) = handaband;
handsal
2) pledge, bargain; taka við handsölum á e-u, to undertake the trust or charge of a thing; eiga handsól við e-n, to make a bargain with one; bjóða handsól fyrir e-n, to offer bail for one.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏᛋᛅᛚ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
e-u
einhverju.

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