Örk

Old Norwegian Dictionary - örk

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "örk" (or ǫrk) in Norwegian.

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

örk (ǫrk): örk, f. (G. arkar & erkr) Kiste, lat. arca;vóru þá föng Þórgunnu borin af skipi;þat var örk mikil læst - ok svipti-kista Eb. 50 (9313); gengr Vígdís innok til erkr þeirrar, er Þórðr átti Laxd.35 (318); konungrinn lét gera fjórararkir af tré - Barl. 214; Eids. 1, 24;Fbr. 314; om Pagtens Ark: Stj. 306;örk guðs Kgs. 16420; om Noa Ark: Stj. 56 fg; örk Nóa Hom. 257; Pr. 40929 jvfBarl. 2425; SE. II, 9; om Ligkiste: Petrsörk Symb. 245.

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, örk may be more accurately written as ǫrk.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᚱᚴ
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.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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