Jórvík

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Jórvík.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jórvík f (proper noun, genitive singular Jórvíkur)

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

Declension

Declension of Jórvík (sg-only feminine, based on vík)
indefinite singular
nominative Jórvík
accusative Jórvík
dative Jórvík
genitive Jórvíkur

Old Norse

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Etymology

    Folk-etymological adaptation, based on jór (“stallion”), of Old English Eoforwīċ, itself an alteration of Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg by false association with eofor (“boar”) (from Proto-Germanic *eburaz) and wīċ (“settlement”). Compare Latin Eborācum.

    Proper noun

    Jórvík f

    1. York (a city in modern North Yorkshire, England)

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