Handganger

Old Swedish Dictionary - handganger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "handganger" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

handganger: [Ä. Dan. handgang, underkastelse] 1) framgång, medgång. ffors idest euentus handgaanger GU C 20 s. 286. " loffuado thera GUdha fore therra säla handghang" MP 5: 184. - godher handganger, d. s., onder handganger, motgång. hon takke GUdi bade fore godom hand gange ok londom MP 4: 273. 2) un-. derkastelse. en vnghir wälborin man gaff sik j hans klostir, lok giorde genstan sina professionem, sith lättan GUdhi ok stadughan handhgangh MP 5: 28.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.