Merkibjörk

Old Norwegian Dictionary - merkibjörk

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "merkibjörk" (or merkibjǫrk) in Norwegian.

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

merkibjörk (merkibjǫrk)
merkibjörk, f. Birk som tjener til at be-tegne Grænse. Grg. II, 11019.

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, merkibjörk may be more accurately written as merkibjǫrk.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᚱᚴᛁᛒᛁᚯᚱᚴ
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:

f.
Feminin.

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