Jórvík

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Jórvík.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈjourvi(ː)k]

Proper noun

Jórvík f

  1. York

Old Norse

Etymology

Adaptation of Old English Eoforwīċ, itself an alteration of an earlier Brythonic placename by false association with eofor (“boar”) (from Proto-Germanic *eburaz) and wīċ (“settlement”). Compare Latin Eborācum.

Proper noun

Jórvík f

  1. York

Descendants
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