Verk-hestr

Old Norse Dictionary - verk-hestr

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

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

verk-hestr
m. a cart-horse (mod. púls-hestr), Vm. 18, Landn. 84.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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