Verkr
Old Norse Dictionary - verkrMeaning of Old Norse word "verkr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- verkr
- m., gen. verkjar, pl. verkir, [A. S. wærc; North. E. wark, in head-wark, belly-wark, etc.; Dan. værk]:—a ‘wark,’ pain; ala börn við sárleik ok verki, Ver. 5; una sér hvergi fyrir verkjum, Bjarn. (in a verse); var verkrinn at ákafari í augunum, … eptir þat tók ór verk allan ór augum hans, BS. i. 336; hafði fár-verki, 339; vaknaði við þat at hón hafði æði-verk í augum … tók þá verk ór augum henni, 340; lýstr í sárit verkjum, FmS. viii. 339; ok kemr verkr á hendr henni, if she is taken ill, n. G. l. i. 358; augna-verkr, fóta-v., hand-v., iðra-v., sjó-v., bein-v., höfuð-v., bak-v., lenda-v., hlustar-v., fár-v., æði-v., of-verkr, etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Also available in related dictionaries:
This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.