Bakka-fullr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bakka-fullr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 bakka-fullr

adj. full to the bank, brim-full; bera í b. lækinn, a proverb, cp. Lat. ligna in silvam ferre, and Engl. to carry coals to Newcastle.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛅᚴᚴᛅ-ᚠᚢᛚᛚᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
p.
page.

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