Ängra handa
Old Swedish Dictionary - ängra handaMeaning of Old Swedish word "ängra handa" (or ængra handa) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- ängra handa (ængra handa)
- lintet slags, se under hand (Sdw Suppl s. 285). SpV 452 (se änginstads). ok behöffua j ther om enkä händer mer skötzmall haffua til oss Reuterdahl Kyrkohist 3: 2 s. 546 (1471).
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so ängra handa may have also been written as ængra handa
Part of speech: ab
Grammatical aspect: adv.
Alternative forms or notes:- änga handa )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛅᚿᚵᚱᛆ:ᚼᛆᚿᚦᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- Su
- H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
- Reuterdahl Kyrkohist
- H. Reuterdahl, Svenska kyrkans historia. III, 2:528--59.
- SpV
- Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.