Jorvik
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Jórvík, an adaptation of Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg, *Eβorāg. The Old English form comes from a false association with eofor (“boar”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Jórvík, Swedish Jorvik, and Danish Jorvig.
Proper noun[edit]
Jorvik f
- (historical) York (a city and unitary authority in modern North Yorkshire, England)
Derived terms[edit]
- (humorous): Nye-Jorvik (“New York”)
Related terms[edit]
Categories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old English
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with historical senses
- nn:Cities in North Yorkshire, England
- nn:Cities in England
- nn:Districts of North Yorkshire, England
- nn:Districts of England
- nn:Places in North Yorkshire, England
- nn:Places in England