Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *sturkiz.

Pronunciation

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  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈstyrkr̩/

Noun

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styrkr m

  1. strength, bodily strength

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: styrkur
  • Faroese: styrkur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: styrke
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: styrke
  • Old Swedish: styrker m, styrk f
  • Danish: styrke

References

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  • styrkr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Entry "styrkr" on page 414 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).