Yrkja

Viking Language Dictionary - yrkja

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "yrkja"

yrkja
vb (3) to work, esp cultivate; compose (verses); yrkja á [e-t] set about; mid attack one another, yrkisk á um [e-t] it begins

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᚢᚱᚴᛁᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᚢᚱᚴᛁᛆ

Abbreviations used:

comp
comparative (adj or adv)
e-t
einhvern, eitthvat ‘somebody, something’ accusative
esp
especially
m
masculine
mid
middle voice
vb
verb
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