Verkkaup

Old Norwegian Dictionary - verkkaup

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "verkkaup" in Norwegian.

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

verkkaup: verkkaup, n. Løn, Betaling for gjort Gjer-ning eller udført Arbeide, = verkakaup;því at fyr útan þá hlýðni taka ekkiverkkaup verkin, þótt góð sé kölluðLeif. 521. 7617; sá er þat mælir, reyniskeigi gört hafa verk fyrir ást guðs, heldrfyrir verkkaupi þessa heims sælo Hom.1314. 453; hér eru þrjár merkr silfrs,er þú skalt hafa at verkkaupi Gunl. 3(1997); Flat. II, 27422; Stj. 15622. 17713;mátti hann (dvs. Kristr) sjalfr gefa verk-kaup dauða síns þeim sem hann vildiElucid. 12213.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᚱᚴᚴᛆᚢᛕ
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.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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