bjǫrk
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *berkō, *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos. Cognate with English birch and Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá).
Noun
bjǫrk f (genitive bjarkar)
Declension
Declension of bjǫrk (strong ō-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bjǫrk | bjǫrkin | bjarkar | bjarkarnar |
| accusative | bjǫrk | bjǫrkina | bjarkar | bjarkarnar |
| dative | bjǫrk | bjǫrkinni | bjǫrkum | bjǫrkunum |
| genitive | bjarkar | bjarkarinnar | bjarka | bjarkanna |
Related terms
Descendants
- Faroese: bjørk f
- Icelandic: björk f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bjørk f
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- Swedish: björk c
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
References
- björk in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.