Börkr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - börkr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "börkr" (or bǫrkr) in Norwegian.

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

börkr (bǫrkr): börkr, m. (G. barkar, D. berki) Bark.Hm. 49; Sigdrif. 11; Frost. 13, 4.Som Øgenavn: Einarr b. Kalfsk. 51 a28;Ívarr b. Kalfsk. 51 b16; DN. II, 1473;Þorsteinn b. EJb. 11220. 11323. Sommandligt Personnavn: Gísl. 919; Sturl.II, 425 b (Register).

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚯᚱᚴᚱ
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:

D.: Dativ.

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

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