Hreysti-verk

Old Norse Dictionary - hreysti-verk

Meaning of Old Norse word "hreysti-verk"

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

hreysti-verk
n. a deed of prowess, a deed of derring-do, Fms. ii. 105, Finnb. 330.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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