Bjǫrgvin

See also: Bjørgvin and Björgvin

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• Bjǫrgyn

Etymology

From bjarg (“cliff”) + vin (“pasture, meadow”).

Proper noun

Bjǫrgvin f

1. Bergen (a city in Norway)

Declension

  Declension of Bjǫrgvin (strong jō-stem, indefinite singular only)

feminine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Bjǫrgvin
accusative	Bjǫrgvin
dative	Bjǫrgvin
genitive	Bjǫrgvinjar

Descendants

• Icelandic: Björgvin
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Bjørgvin, Bergen (partially from German)
• Norwegian Bokmål: Bjørgvin, Bergen (partially from German)
• → Scottish Gaelic: A' Bheirbh, A' Bhoirbh

References

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