And-virki

Old Norse Dictionary - and-virki

Meaning of Old Norse word "and-virki" in English.

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

and-virki Old Norse word can mean:

and-virki: and annvirki, n. [önn, labour (?); cp. old Germ, antwerk = machina].

and-virki: I. in Icel. writers esp. used of bay and bay-stacks; ef eldr kemr í hús manns eðr a., K. Þ. K. 78, 82; færa, reiða a., to carry into the barn, Grág. ii. 122, Lv. 211; nema fé gangi í akr, engi, töður eðr a., Grág. ii. 299; nautafjöldi var kominn í tún ok vildi brjóta a., … throw down the cocks, Glúm. 342, Boll. 336; sendi Úlfarr menn upp á hálsinn at sjá um a. sitt þat er þar stóð; cp. little below, stórsæti, large ricks, Eb. 152.

and-virki: II. in Norway more generally used of crop, tillage, agricultural implements; garð þann sem um a. (barley ricks?) stendr, Gþl. 381; ef menn brenna a. manna, n. G. l. i. 244; a. (produce) manna hvatki sem er, 251, Jb. 312; þá skal hann þar etja öllu sinu a. á, 357; viðarköst, timbr, grindr, sleða eðr önnur a., implements (some MSS. read amboð), 258, v. l. Metaph., legit hafa mér a. nær garði, en at berjast við þik fyrir sakleysi, business more urgent than to …, Grett. 110 A.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

n.: neuter.

esp.: especially.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

L.: Linnæus.

S.: Saga.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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