Vinnu-hjún
Old Norse Dictionary - vinnu-hjún
Meaning of Old Norse word "vinnu-hjún"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vinnu-hjún
- n. pl. work-people, servants on a farm, Lv. 22, (mod. vinnu-fólk, as opp. to húsbændr.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾᚾᚢ-ᚼᛁᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)