At-verknaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - at-verknaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "at-verknaðr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

at-verknaðr
m. work, especially in haymaking; Þórgunnu var ætlað nautsfóðr til atverknaðar, to toss and dry it, Eb. 26: now, vinna at heyi, to toss it for drying.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏ-ᚢᛁᚱᚴᚾᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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