Serkir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Serkir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Serkir

m. pl. [said to be derived from Arabic sharkeyn = Easterlings], the Saracens, the people of Serk-land; used of northern Africa, southern Spain, Fms. vi, vii, ix, Orkn., also in translations of ancient Lat. writers, of the Assyrians, Babylonians, Stj., Al. passim: Serkja-konungr, Serkja-ríki, the king, kingdom of the S., Al., Stj. Serk-neskr, adj. to render the Lat. Punicus, Róm. 324.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᚱᚴᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
transl: translation, translated.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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