Purka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Purka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 purka

u, f. [Ivar Aasen purka; Lat. porcus], a sow; in svefn-purka, a sleepy sow, a term of abuse: a local name, Purk-ey, in western Icel., but called Svíney in the Eb.; as also a deed of 1533 A. D. (bænhús í Svíney, í Hrafsey, og Langey, etc.)

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚱᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. D.: Anno Domini.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
loc: local, locally.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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