Níðings-verk

Old Norse Dictionary - níðings-verk

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

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

níðings-verk
n. a dastard’s work, villainy, FmS. vii. 296, Eg. 415, Gþl. 133 (of high treason): of the three ‘nithing’s works’ to which the mythical hero Starkad was doomed, see Gautr. S. ch. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gautr.
Gautreks Saga. (C. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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