Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Parak

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.)

Similar Words

PÁ
pá-fugl
PADDA
páfa-bann
páfa-dómr

Runic Inscription

parak

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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