Virki
Old Norse Dictionary - virkiMeaning of Old Norse word "virki" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
virki Old Norse word can mean:
- virki
- n. = verk, Anecd. 8 new Ed.: esp. in compds, íll-virki, stór-v., þrek-v., mann-v., qq. v.
- virki
- II. a work (= wark in bulwark, Southwark, etc.), wall, stronghold, castle, Bs. i. 672, Landn. 69; hann lét göra kirkju á Agðanesi, ok þar virki ok höfn, Fms. vii. 100; virki þat er heitir Skarðaborg, the work that is called Scarborough, Korm. 24, Stj. 509, O. H. l. 10; virkis-armr, the wing of a castle, Nj. 247; virkis-dyrr, -garðr, -horn, -hurð, -veggr, -stokkr, Fms. iii. 148, Sturl. i. 31, Krók. 56, Bs. i. 672, Eb. 310, Gullþ. 10; virkis-maðr, a defender in a work, Eb. 310; Suðr-virki, Southward in London, O. H. l.
- virki
- 2. in mod. usage the wooden frame of a saddle is called virki (söðul-virki).
- virki
- 3. a building; lögðu fjár-hluti til þessa helga virkis, O. H. l. 78; til kirkju virkisins, 86. virkis-búð, the name of one of the booths in the alþing, see búð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- þ.
- þáttr.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Anecd.
- Anecdoton. (H. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Krók.
- Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)