Váða-verk

Old Norse Dictionary - váða-verk

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

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

váða-verk
n. a law term, an accidental deed, of an unintentional harm inflicted, Ölk. 36; engi skolu váðaverk vera, Grág. ii. 64; a chapter on váðaverk, n. G. L. ii. 59.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ölk.
Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)
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