Ákvæðis-verk

Old Norse Dictionary - ákvæðis-verk

Meaning of Old Norse word "ákvæðis-verk" in English.

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

ákvæðis-verk
n. piece-work; þat er títt á Íslandi at hafa á., þykjast þeir þá komnir til hvíldar eptir erviði sitt er verki er lokit, Fms. v. 203, Jb. 374.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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