Old Norse Dictionary Entry

And-virki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 and-virki

and annvirki, n. [önn, labour (?); cp. old Germ, antwerk = machina].

2 and-virki

I. in Icel. writers esp. used of bay and bay-stacks; ef eldr kemr í hús manns eðr a., K. Þ. K. 78, 82; færa, reiða a., to carry into the barn, Grág. ii. 122, Lv. 211; nema fé gangi í akr, engi, töður eðr a., Grág. ii. 299; nautafjöldi var kominn í tún ok vildi brjóta a., … throw down the cocks, Glúm. 342, Boll. 336; sendi Úlfarr menn upp á hálsinn at sjá um a. sitt þat er þar stóð; cp. little below, stórsæti, large ricks, Eb. 152.

3 and-virki

II. in Norway more generally used of crop, tillage, agricultural implements; garð þann sem um a. (barley ricks?) stendr, Gþl. 381; ef menn brenna a. manna, N. G. L. i. 244; a. (produce) manna hvatki sem er, 251, Jb. 312; þá skal hann þar etja öllu sinu a. á, 357; viðarköst, timbr, grindr, sleða eðr önnur a., implements (some MSS. read amboð), 258, v. l. Metaph., legit hafa mér a. nær garði, en at berjast við þik fyrir sakleysi, business more urgent than to …, Grett. 110 A.

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Runic Inscription

and-virki

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "and-virki" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
Germ: German.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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