Andvirki

Old Icelandic Dictionary - andvirki

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "andvirki" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

andvirki Old Icelandic word can mean:

andvirki
n.
andvirki
1) hay, haystacks, croft; nautafjöldi var kominn í tún ok vildi brjóta ~, throw down the cocks; ~ (fodder) gekk þar upp fyrir hestum;
andvirki
2) Norw. agricultural implements; viðarköst, timbr, grindr, sieða eða önnur ~;
andvirki
3) fig., legit hafa mér ~ nærr garði en at berjast við þik, I have had business more urgent than to that with you.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᛏᚢᛁᚱᚴᛁ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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