Verk-þjófr

Meaning of Old Norse word "verk-þjófr"

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

verk-þjófr

m. a ‘work-thief,’ a trifle that makes one lose much time.

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