Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Verki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 verki

a, m. a work, esp. composition, verse-making; fornskálda verka, Edda i. 612; smá hana með úfögrum verka, with a libel, Fms. ii. 248; enda varðar þeim er nemr þann verka, Grág. ii. 148; greypan verka, Fas. ii. (in a verse); Þorkell bað hann hætta verkanum, Fb. i. 500.

Similar Words

vá
vá-beiða
vá-böl
vá-brestr
vá-fallr

Runic Inscription

verki

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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