Parak

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Parak

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 parak

n. a nickname, Landn., prob. Gaelic = Scot. parrack: in mod. usage parraka, að, [A.s. parac = park], to keep pent in, under constraint and coercion, (slang.)

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛅᚱᛅᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)

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