Hjá-verk

Old Norse Dictionary - hjá-verk

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjá-verk"

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

hjá-verk
n. by-work; göra e-ð í hjáverkum, to do a thing in one’s spare time.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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