Bakka-fullr

Old Norse Dictionary - bakka-fullr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bakka-fullr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

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.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚴᚴᛅ-ᚠᚢᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.

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