BIK

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BIK

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 BIK

n. [Lat. pix; Gr. πίσσα; A. S. pic; Engl. pitch; Germ. pech; a for. word], pitch, Stj. 46; svartr sem b., Nj. 195, Orkn. 350, Rb. 352.

2 BIK

COMPD: biksvartr.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch
chapter.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
for.
foreign.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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