Verka

Old Norse Dictionary - verka

Meaning of Old Norse word "verka" in English.

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

verka Old Norse word can mean:

verka: að, to work, esp. as a law term; verka til e-s, to work towards, deserve, Hom. 89, 117; þess manns er áðr hefir til úhelgi sér verkat, to make oneself by one’s deeds, Grág. ii. 10, Orkn. 216; til þessa hefir þú þér verkat, Bs. i. 452.

verka: 2. verka fisk, to dress fish, i. e. split it up, dry and prepare it, a fisherman’s term, and hence to cleanse a thing. II. reflex., verkask til e-s, H. E. i. 238.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

i. e.: id est.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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