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Pronunciation: bur-kon-on
Literal Meaning: Birch
Other Names: Beroc, Bjarkan, Beorc
Phonetic Value: B
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| Rune Poems |
| Anglo Saxon |
Beorc byþ bleda leas, bereþ efne swa ðeah tanas butan tudder, biþ on telgum wlitig, heah on helme hrysted fægere, geloden leafum, lyfte getenge. |
| Berkana bears no fruit, yet without seed it brings forth suckers, for it is generated from its leaves. Splendid are its branches and gloriously adorned its lofty crown which reaches to the skies. |
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| Norwegian |
Bjarkan er laufgrønstr líma; Loki bar flærða tíma. |
| Bjarkan has the greenest leaves of any shrub; Loki was fortunate in his deceit. |
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| Icelandic |
Bjarkan er laufgat lim ok lítit tré ok ungsamligr viðr. abies buðlungr. |
| Bjarkan is the leafy twig and little tree and fresh young shrub. |
