bjerk

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bjørk

Etymology

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos. Cognate with English birch and Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá).

Noun

bjerk f or m (definite singular bjerka or bjerken, indefinite plural bjerker, definite plural bjerkene)

1. a birch (tree of genus Betula)
2. birch (wood from the birch tree)

Derived terms

• bjerkeved
• dvergbjerk

References

• “bjerk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bjerk f (definite singular bjerka or bjerki, indefinite plural bjerker, definite plural bjerkene)

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of bjørk