Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚹᚢᚱᚲᛁᛃᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

*ᚹᚢᚱᚲᛁᛃᚨᚾ (*wurkijan, “to work, compose”) +‎ -ᛃᚨᛉ (-jaʀ, “-er”).

Noun

*ᚹᚢᚱᚲᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*wurkijaʀ) m

1. worker
2. composer (of laws, poetry)

Descendants

• Old Norse: yrkir