Jórvík
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse Jórvík.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjourvi(ː)k]
Proper noun
Jórvík f
- 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
- York
Descendants
- English: York
- Icelandic: Jórvík f