Verknaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - verknaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "verknaðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- verknaðr
- m. a work, business, Eg. 714; taka upp verknað, to take to some work, Ld. 34; ek hefi haft um-önnun ok verknað hér, Lv. 74; Halla í verknaði (a woman’s handiwork) ok bókfræði, Bs. i. 138; ú-verknaðr, q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚴᚾᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)