Björk

Old Norwegian Dictionary - björk

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "björk" (or bjǫrk) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

björk (bjǫrk)
björk, f. (G. bjarkar) Birk, Birketræ, lat.betula. Pr. 430; Bp. II. 5.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, björk may be more accurately written as bjǫrk.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛁᚯᚱᚴ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

a.
accusativ.
f.
Feminin.
G.
Genitiv.
lat.
latinsk.
p.
Pagina, side.

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