einvirki (ON) einyrki (ON) noun

An einvirki was a man who ran his farm alone without the help of hired labour.


farmer who has no help OIce Kge 29, 34
lone farmer ONorw BorgL 12.2
single worker ONorw GuL Tfb, Leb
single-handed farmer OIce Grg Þsþ 35, 77 Vís 89 Feþ 166
ONorw FrL Leb 7
ONorw MLL Lvb 12 Llb 56, 57
Refs:

KLNM s.v.v. bonde, enörkne män, våpensyn; RGA2 s.v. bonde

Citation
  • ‘einvirki’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/997
    (08/08/2026)