Bak-verkr

Old Norse Dictionary - bak-verkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bak-verkr" in English.

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

bak-verkr
m., medic. a pain in the back, lumbago, Nj. 130, Fél. ix.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
medic.
medicine, medically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fél.
Félags-rit.
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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