verkr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *warkiz, from *werg- (“to suffer”).
Noun
verkr m (genitive verkar, plural verkir)
- ache, pain
Declension
Declension of verkr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | verkr | verkrinn | verkir | verkirnir |
| accusative | verk | verkinn | verki | verkina |
| dative | verk | verkinum | verkum | verkunum |
| genitive | verkar | verkarins | verka | verkanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: verkur
- Faroese: verkur
- Norwegian: verk
- Old Swedish: værker
- Swedish: värk
- Danish: værk
References
- verkr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press