Verkja
Old Norse Dictionary - verkja
Meaning of Old Norse word "verkja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- verkja
- and virkja, t, to feel ‘wark,’ i. e. pain: impers., eigi er sá heill er í augun verkir, a saying, Fbr. 75; virkir (sic) mik í höfuðit, Stj. 614; er hón víndrukkin eða virkir hana í höfuð, Karl. 56; sárit virkti hann mjök, Str. 5.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- l.
- line.
- pers.
- person.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)