Jórvík

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Jórvík.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈjourvi(ː)k]

Proper noun

Jórvík f

York (a city and unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England)

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

York (a city and unitary authority in modern North Yorkshire, England)

Descendants

Icelandic: Jórvík
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: Jorvik
→ Swedish: Jorvik
→ Danish: Jorvig
→ Middle English: York, Yorke, Ȝork, Ȝorke, Ȝorc, Ȝeorc
- English: York

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