BRAK

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BRAK

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 BRAK

n. [Ulf. brakja = πάλη; A. S. and Hel. ge-bræc; cp. Lat. fragor], a creaking noise, Hkr. iii. 139, Bárð. 160, Fms. ii. 100.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᛅᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
S.
South, Southern.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Itin.
Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
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