Brækja

Old Norse Dictionary - brækja

Meaning of Old Norse word "brækja"

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

brækja
u, f. a brackish, bad taste. brækir, m. a cognom., Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

cognom.
cognomen.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
nom.
nominative.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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