Forverk

Old Norwegian Dictionary - forverk

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "forverk" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

forverk: forverk, n. 1) Arbeide som gjøres for andenMand, i hans Tjeneste; kaupa mans-mann til forverks sér Grg. II, 2018;jvf Þ.stang. 5519; ofgamall til þrælsok þótti lítit forverk í honum (= ekkitil þjónustu fallinn Flat. I, 7836) Fm.I, 7730; jvf Fris. 9912; várt forverk dvs.hvad vi Mennesker have at gjøre (i GudsTjeneste), Homil. 12117; gera e-t for-verkum dvs. gjøre noget som en Træleller Leiesvend, der ikke bryder sig omat gjøre sit bedste, Fld. I, 1002. II,23829; Band. 315. 4027; Mork. 5118.15318; Flat. III, 33514. 2) indhøstet Hø(paa Island); varð lítit forverk í Krossa-vík Vápnf. 2931; var lítit forverk orðitSturl. I, 13231; forverk heys Grg. I,291. 3) Arbeidshjælp til GaardbrugetsDrift; eiga sér forverk Frost. I, 43;fá e-m forverk Þ.stang. 532.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᚠᚽᚱᚴ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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