Fordæðu-verk

Old Norse Dictionary - fordæðu-verk

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

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

fordæðu-verk
n. an execrable crime (slaying a man asleep), Vígl. 86 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Vígl.
Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)
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