Bein-verkir
Old Norse Dictionary - bein-verkir
Meaning of Old Norse word "bein-verkir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bein-verkir
- m. pl. lassitudo febrilis dolorosa universalis, Gísl. 48, cp. Fél. ix. As a poët. circumlocution, the stone is foldar bein, bone of the earth; sævarbein, bone of the sea, Hlt., Edda (Ht.) 19, 23; cp. the Gr. myth of Deucalion.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛁᚾ-ᚢᛁᚱᚴᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Hlt.
- Háleygja-tal. (A. II.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)