Verk-kaup

Old Norse Dictionary - verk-kaup

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

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

verk-kaup
n. wages, Fms. ii. 42, Ísl. ii. 199, Greg. 4, Stj. 177; the mod. but less correct form mostly verðkaup, e. g. Luke vi. 35; yðar verðkaup er mikit á himni, 23.

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

Abbreviations used:

e. g.
exempli gratia.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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