Sörkvir

Old Norse Dictionary - sörkvir

Meaning of Old Norse word "sörkvir" (or sǫrkvir)

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

sörkvir (sǫrkvir)
m., qs. Sverkir, m., [akin to svarkr, q. v.], a pr. name and a nickname, Landn., Fagrsk.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sörkvir may be more accurately written as sǫrkvir.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.
qs.
quasi.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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