Jórvík

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Icelandic [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse Jórvík.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈjourvi(ː)k]

Proper noun [edit]

Jórvík f

  1. York

Old Norse [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Adaptation of Old English Eoforwic, itself an alteration of an earlier Celtic placename by false association with eofor (boar) (Proto-Germanic *eƀuraz). Compare Latin Eboracum.

Proper noun [edit]

Jórvík f

  1. York

Descendants [edit]