Håndfæste

Old Danish Dictionary - håndfæste

Meaning of Old Danish word "Håndfæste", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Håndfæste can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) ved at give hånden; ved æd tk hender at holdet fast, ved tryg han æ wi ville haantfeste det minste met me meste. Ran ch.78; for" nefønings-mlli Jaftde loffuidt oeh haunndtfestedt han- bem at wille sige paa thenvd sagh/158Rosenv, GLD IV. 87. —
  • 2) over- give, tilskøde. Moth, sålen, isl. lundtesta. —
  • 3) fæste ved hånd- penge; nuctoro, haandfester, giffuer penge pan hamnden. Colding, Ety- mol, 99; Steph., Nomenel, IL 151.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚿᚦᚠᛅᛋᛏᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
isl.
islandsk.
n.
norsk.

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