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Old Norse
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *barkuz (“bark of a tree”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós (“birch”)
Related to German Borke, Low German bark, Dutch bark, Kildin Sami па̄ҏҏк (pār̥r̥k) and English bark.
Noun
bǫrkr m (genitive barkar, plural berkir)
- bark (of a tree)
Declension
Declension of bǫrkr (strong u-stem)
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