Purka

Old Norse Dictionary - purka

Meaning of Old Norse word "purka" in English.

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

purka
u, f. [Ivar Aasen purka; Lat. porcus], a sow; in svefn-purka, a sleepy sow, a term of abuse: a local name, Purk-ey, in western Icel., but called Svíney in the Eb.; as also a deed of 1533 A. D. (bænhús í Svíney, í Hrafsey, og Langey, etc.)

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

Abbreviations used:

A. D.
Anno Domini.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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