bǫrkr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

bǫrkr m (genitive bjarkar, plural berkir)

bark (of a tree)

Declension

Declension of bǫrkr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bǫrkr	bǫrkrinn	berkir	berkirnir
accusative	bǫrk	bǫrkinn	bjǫrku	bjǫrkuna
dative	berki	berkinum	bjǫrkum	bjǫrkunum
genitive	bjarkar	bjarkarins	bjarka	bjarkanna

Descendants

Danish: bark c
English: bark
Faroese: børkur m, bark n
Icelandic: börkur m

Italian: buccia f
Norwegian (Bokmål): bark m
Norwegian (Nynorsk): bork m
Swedish: bark c

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

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