Miskunnar-verk
Old Norse Dictionary - miskunnar-verk
Meaning of Old Norse word "miskunnar-verk"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- miskunnar-verk
- n. a work of mercy or charity, Hom. 67, K. Á. 76, Fms. x. 244.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛋᚴᚢᚾᚾᛅᚱ-ᚢᛁᚱᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)