Börkr
Old Norse Dictionary - börkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "börkr" (or bǫrkr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- börkr (bǫrkr)
- m., gen. barkar, dat. berki, bark, Stj. 177, pr. 473, Am. 17; börku (acc. pl.), n. G. l. i. 242: a pr. name of a man, Landn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, börkr may be more accurately written as bǫrkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚱᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- dat.
- dative.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)