bók

Old Norse

noun
Definitions
  • beech (tree and wood)
  • (poetic) textile fabric with figures woven in it
  • book
  • the Gospel
  • Latin
  • lawbook, code of law

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *bōks (book, beech).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bōks

Gloss

book, beech

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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