Jór-vík
Old Norse Dictionary - jór-vík
Meaning of Old Norse word "jór-vík"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jór-vík
- also in later writers Jórk, contr. from A. S. Eoforwic, York (Lat. Eborăcum), FmS.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᚱ-ᚢᛁᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- contr.
- contracted.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)