Verð-kaup

Old Norse Dictionary - verð-kaup

Meaning of Old Norse word "verð-kaup"

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

verð-kaup
n., but verk-kaup (q. v.) better, a reward, Sd. 170; hafa at verðkaupi, Ísl. ii. 199, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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