Yrki
Old Norse Dictionary - yrki
Meaning of Old Norse word "yrki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word yrki can mean:yrki
- yrki
- n. [see verk], a work; the simple word occurs only in the passage, högum vér hálft yrkjum, Am. 61 (Bugge).
- yrki
- 2. in compds: yrkis-efni, n. pl. the subject of a ‘work,’ as of a poem, song; eigi em ek jafngott skáld sem Þóðólfr … ef ek em eigi við staddr yrkis-efnin, Fms. vi. 362; slikt eru yrkisefni, Jd. 11: in mod. usage also in sing., það er gott yrkisefni.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Jd.
- Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)