Íll-virki
Old Norse Dictionary - íll-virki
Meaning of Old Norse word "íll-virki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word íll-virki can mean:íll-virki
- íll-virki
- 1. n. a cruel, evil doing, crime, Háv. 38: as a law term, an outrage, done with an evil intention, defined in Grág. i. 130, 131: robbery, ravage, Fms. vii. 18, xi. 57.
- íll-virki
- 2. a, m. an ill-doer, criminal (thief, robber), Grág. i. 130, Greg. 40, Fas. i. 56 (Ed. íllvirkr), Fms. xi. 445, Al. 108.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛚ-ᚢᛁᚱᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)