Lost-verk

Old Norse Dictionary - lost-verk

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

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

lost-verk
n. pl. a labour of love: the phrase, létt eru lostverk (mod. létt falla l.), a labour of love falls light, Hom. (St.)

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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