Yrki

Old Norse Dictionary - yrki

Meaning of Old Norse word "yrki" in English.

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

yrki Old Norse word can mean:

yrki
n. [see verk], a work; the simple word occurs only in the passage, högum vér hálft yrkjum, Am. 61 (Bugge).
yrki
2. in compds: yrkis-efni, n. pl. the subject of a ‘work,’ as of a poem, song; eigi em ek jafngott skáld sem Þóðólfr … ef ek em eigi við staddr yrkis-efnin, Fms. vi. 362; slikt eru yrkisefni, Jd. 11: in mod. usage also in sing., það er gott yrkisefni.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.
sing.
singular.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Jd.
Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)
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