Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bakki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

6 definitions

1 bakki

a, m. [Engl. and Germ. bank]

2 bakki

1. a bank of a river, water, chasm, etc.; árbakki, sjávarbakki, marbakki, flæðarbakki, Gísl. 54; síkisbakki, gjárbakki; út eptir áinni ef Hákon stæði á bakkanum, Fms. vi. 282, ix. 405, Nj. 158, 224: Tempsar b., banks of the Thames, Fms. v. (in a verse).

3 bakki

2. an eminence, ridge, bank; gengu þeir á land ok kómu undir bakka einn, Dropl. 5; hann settist undir b. í hrísrunni, Bjarn. 15; cp. skotbakki, butts on which the target is placed; setja spán í bakka, to put up a target, Fms. ii. 271.

4 bakki

β. heavy clouds in the horizon.

5 bakki

3. [= bak], the back of a knife, sword, or the like, opp. to edge; blað skilr bakka ok egg, Jónas, Grett. 110 new Ed.

6 bakki

COMPDS: bakkafullr, bakkakólfr, bakkastokkar.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

bakki

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "bakki" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Jónas: Jónas Hallgrímsson.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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