Sörkvir

Old Norse Dictionary - sörkvir

Meaning of Old Norse word "sörkvir" (or sǫrkvir) in English.

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

sörkvir (sǫrkvir): m., qs. Sverkir, m., [akin to svarkr, q. v.], a pr. name and a nickname, Landn., Fagrsk.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sörkvir may be more accurately written as sǫrkvir.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

qs.: quasi.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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