Verknaðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - verknaðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "verknaðr" in English.

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

verknaðr
(gen. -ar), m. work, badness; taka upp verknað, to take to some work; halda verknaði á hendr e-m, to put one to work.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚴᚾᛅᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

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