Jórvík

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Jórvík.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Jórvík f

  1. York (a city and unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England)

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Folk-etymological adaptation, based on jór (stallion), of Old English Eoforwīċ, itself an alteration of Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg by false association with eofor (boar) (from Proto-Germanic *eburaz) and wīċ (settlement). Compare Latin Eborācum.

Proper noun[edit]

Jórvík f

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  1. York (a city in modern North Yorkshire, England)

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: Jórvík
  • Faroese: Jórvík (learned)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Jorvik (learned)
  • Swedish: Jorvik (learned)
  • Danish: Jorvig (learned)
  • Middle English: York, Yorke, Ȝork, Ȝorke, Ȝorc, Ȝeorc