Bik
Old Norse Dictionary - bik
Meaning of Old Norse word "bik"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bik can mean:bik
- 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.
- bik
- COMPD: biksvartr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- for.
- foreign.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)