Sorka.
a river in Engerdal municipality, Innlandet, Norway, flowing west from Sorksjøan into Femunden at Sorken.
Meaning & usage
a river in Engerdal municipality, Innlandet, Norway, flowing west from Sorksjøan into Femunden at Sorken.
Where this word comes from
Ultimately unknown. Several explanations have been proposed. The name may reflect an older word meaning “black, dark”; alternatively, it has been connected with surkle (“to gurgle, squelch”), dialectal sverkjil (“whirlpool”), or Ivar Aasen's dialectal verb sorka (“to acquire an ice crust”). Compare the river names Svorka, Sverka and Svarka.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.