Verk-þræll
Old Norse Dictionary - verk-þræll
Meaning of Old Norse word "verk-þræll"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- verk-þræll
- m. a ‘work-thrall,’ slave, Hkr. i. 25, Fbr. 83 new Ed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚴ-ᚦᚱᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)