Íllvirki

Old Norwegian Dictionary - íllvirki

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "íllvirki" in Norwegian.

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

íllvirki: íllvirki, n. 1) Misgjerning, = íllgerð.Flat. II, 24339; Anecd. 1127 (1419); Pr.12218; mods. góðvirki Anecd. 226. 2) Voldsgjerning hvorved der tilføies andreOverlast paa Legeme eller Gods; þat eríllvirki, er maðr vill spilla fé mannafyrir önnkost ok fyrir íllgirnis sakirGrg. I, 11717; konungr hefir hreinsatríki sítt af hernaðarmönnum, er áðrgerðu mikil íllvirki í þessu landi Fm.VII, 1824 jvf XI, 5727.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛚᛚᚠᛁᚱᚴᛁ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.