Burkni

Old Norse Dictionary - burkni

Meaning of Old Norse word "burkni" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

burkni: a, m. [Scot. bracken or breckan, cp. Engl. brake,], the common fern, Hjalt.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚱᚴᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

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