Vöru-smíði

Meaning of Old Norse word "vöru-smíði" (or vǫru-smíði)

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

vöru-smíði (vǫru-smíði)

n. work in wood or metals; flatsmíði ok v., Grág, i. 504.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vöru-smíði may be more accurately written as vǫru-smíði.

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