Handsax

Old Icelandic Dictionary - handsax

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "handsax" in English.

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

handsax
n. short sword, dagger; leika at handsöxum, to play with daggers (by throwing them in the air and catching them by the hilt).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏᛋᛅᛋ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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