Henda

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

henda Old Icelandic word can mean:

henda

(~, hendr), v.

henda

1) to catch with the hand (hann kastaði heininni í lopt upp, en allir vildu ~);

henda

to pick out or up (hann safnar mönnum til at ~ svínin);

henda

~ e-t augum, to catch with the eyes;

henda

~ til smátt ok stórt, to pick up small and great alike, look closely after;

henda

~ gaman (skemtan) at e-u, to take a delight in (hann hendi skemtan at sögum ok kvæðum);

henda

~ sakir á e-m, to pick up charges against one;

henda

2) to touch, concern one (tíðendi þau, er bæði okkr ~);

henda

3) to befall, happen to one;

henda

þá hafði hent glœpska mikil, they had committed a great folly;

henda

hann kvað þat dugandi menn ~ (it happened to brave men) at falla í bardögum.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚾᛏᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary