birkinn

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *birkīnaz (“birchen”), whence also English birchen.

Adjective

birkinn (not comparable)

1. birchen

Usage notes

Only in birkinn viðr (birkiviðr).

Declension

Strong declension of birkinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	birkinn	birkin	birkit
accusative	birkinn	birkna	birkit
dative	birknum	birkinni	birknu
genitive	birkins	birkinnar	birkins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	birknir	birknar	birkin
accusative	birkna	birknar	birkin
dative	birknum	birknum	birknum
genitive	birkinna	birkinna	birkinna

Weak declension of birkinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	birkni	birkna	birkna
accusative	birkna	birknu	birkna
dative	birkna	birknu	birkna
genitive	birkna	birknu	birkna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	birknu	birknu	birknu
accusative	birknu	birknu	birknu
dative	birknum	birknum	birknum
genitive	birknu	birknu	birknu

Related terms

• birki-
• bjǫrk f (“birch”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: birkinn

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “birkinn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive