Burkni

Old Norse Dictionary - burkni

Meaning of Old Norse word "burkni"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

burkni
a, m. [Scot. bracken or breckan, cp. Engl. brake,], the common fern, Hjalt.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚱᚴᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Hjalt.
Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.
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