storkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sturkaz, whence also Old English storc, Old High German storh.

Noun

storkr m (genitive storks, plural storkar)

  1. stork

Declension

Declension of storkr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative storkr storkrinn storkar storkarnir
accusative stork storkinn storka storkana
dative storki storkinum storkum storkunum
genitive storks storksins storka storkanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: storkur
  • Faroese: storkur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stork
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stork
  • Old Swedish: storker
  • Old Danish: stork

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “storkr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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