Virkt

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

virkt Old Icelandic word can mean:

virkt

f.

virkt

1) tender care; Ástríðar læknaði hann með mikilli ~; hann bað af þeim (= h. bað þá) ~a vinum sínum ok frændum, he recommended his friends and kinsmen to their special charge; ok bað honum ~a við konunginn áðr þeir skildi, recommended him to the king before they parted;

virkt

2) good wishes; biðja e-m ~a, to wish one all good wishes (Ásdís bað honum margra ~a);

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3) fondness, affection; spurði, hverja hluti H. hefði, þá er honum væri mest v. á, which were dearest to him; leggja á þá alla v., to cherish them in every way; hafa e-n í kærleik ok ~um, to hold one in love and affection;

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4) af or með v., af or með ~um, with special care (hann lét gera skip af ~um).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚴᛏ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary