Definitions
Definitions
1 Frakkar
m. pl. the Franks, mod. the French; perhaps derived from the national weapon franca, as that of Saxons from seax, sax = gladius; Frakkland, n. the land of the Franks, as fixed by the peace of Verdun in 843, Íb. ch. 9 and Fms. i. ii, and in old poets (Hallfred):—in mod. language used for France.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
Frakkar
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "Frakkar" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).