Verk-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - verk-maðr

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

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

verk-maðr: m. a workman, labourer, servant (= vinnumaðr), Fms. ii. 230, vii. 217, Ísl. ii. 329, Landn. 162, Nj. 55, Hkr. ii. 356, Edda 48; hón var verkmaðr mikill, a good worker, Lv. 74; verkmanna dyrr, the servants’ door, Fs. 72.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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