Verki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Verki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᚱᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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