Gerzkr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gerzkr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gerzkr" in Norwegian.

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

gerzkr: gerzkr, adj. kommen fra eller hjemme-hørende i Garðaríki, russisk; maðr ernefndr Guðleikr gørzki, - hann fóraustr í Garðaríki optliga, ok var hannfyrir þá sök kallaðr gerzki OH.5012. 14 jvf 11; Sveinn gerzki Mork. 2522;konungr (nl. Haraldr Gormson) gafhonum tignarklæði sín ok glófa gull-fjallaða ok skarbönd ok gullknútr á,ok hatt gerskan Nj. 31 (4619); jvfgirzkr hattr Gísl. 5515; griechischerhut Höf. Leb. I, 2343 med Anm. 3). -Jvf. girzkr.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᚱᛋᚴᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

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