Girkir

Old Norse Dictionary - girkir

Meaning of Old Norse word "girkir" in English.

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

girkir
m. pl. the Greeks; Girkland, n. Greece, mod. Grikkir, Grikkland.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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