beorc

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

berc, byrc, byric

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *berku.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /be͜ork/, [be͜orˠk]

Noun edit

beorc f (West Saxon)

A birch tree.
A poplar.
The runic character ᛒ

Declension edit

Declension of beorc (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	beorc	beorca, beorce
accusative	beorce	beorca, beorce
genitive	beorce	beorca
dative	beorce	beorcum

Synonyms edit

bierce

References edit

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “beorc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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