bǫrkr

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to German Borke, Low Saxon bark. From Proto-Germanic *barkuz; further origin uncertain.

Noun

bǫrkr m (genitive barkar, plural berkir)

1. bark (of a tree)

Declension

  Declension of bǫrkr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bǫrkr	bǫrkrinn	berkir	berkirnir
accusative	bǫrk	bǫrkinn	bǫrku	bǫrkuna
dative	berki	berkinum	bǫrkum	bǫrkunum
genitive	barkar	barkarins	barka	barkanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: börkur
• Faroese: børkur, bark
• Norwegian:
  • Bokmål: bark
  • Nynorsk bork
• Old Swedish: barker
  • Swedish: bark
• Old Danish: bark
  • Danish: bark
• → Old English: barc
  • Middle English: bark, barke
    • English: bark
    • Scots: bark
• → Kildin Sami: па̄ҏҏк (pār̥r̥k)

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)