Definitions
Definitions
1 yrki
n. [see verk], a work; the simple word occurs only in the passage, högum vér hálft yrkjum, Am. 61 (Bugge).
2 yrki
2. in compds: yrkis-efni, n. pl. the subject of a ‘work,’ as of a poem, song; eigi em ek jafngott skáld sem Þóðólfr … ef ek em eigi við staddr yrkis-efnin, Fms. vi. 362; slikt eru yrkisefni, Jd. 11: in mod. usage also in sing., það er gott yrkisefni.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
yrki
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "yrki" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).