Spell-virki

Old Norse Dictionary - spell-virki

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

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

spell-virki Old Norse word can mean:

spell-virki: 1. n. mischief-working, damage; verða sekr (fjörbaugs maðr) um s., Grág. i. 88, 129, Gþl. 241; göra spjallvirki eða rán búum, Grág.; höggva bú eðr taka aðra vist en göra eigi annat spellvirki, id.; göra skaða ok spjöllvirki, Eg. 196; nú höggr maðr í borð skipi manns framan eðr aptan, þat er s., n. G. l. i. 46.

spell-virki: 2. a, m. (-virkjar), a mischief-worker, highwayman, Nj. 183, Fms. ii. 83; hugðu þeir at spellvirkjar mundu vera, i. 226, Fs. 6; björn gengr um eyna ok er sá inn mesti s., Eg. 375; spellvirkja bæli, a robber’s den, Fms. ii. 81, Matth. xxi. 13.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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