bǫrkr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

bǫrkr m

1. bark (of a tree)

Declension

    declension of bǫrkr

	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bǫrkr	berkir	bǫrkrinn	berkirnir
Accusative	bǫrk	bjǫrku	bǫrkin	bjǫrkuna
Dative	berki	bjǫrkum	berkinum	bjǫrkunum
Genitive	bjarkar	bjarka	bjarkarins	bjarkanna

Descendants

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

Icelandic: börkur m Norwegian (nynorsk): bork m Swedish: bark c

References

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