Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Serkir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

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Runic Inscription

Serkir

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "Serkir" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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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