Vinnu-hjún

Old Norse Dictionary - vinnu-hjún

Meaning of Old Norse word "vinnu-hjún" in English.

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

vinnu-hjún
n. pl. work-people, servants on a farm, Lv. 22, (mod. vinnu-fólk, as opp. to húsbændr.)

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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