Braka
Old Norse Dictionary - braka
Meaning of Old Norse word "braka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- braka
- að, [cp. Ulf. brikan = κλαν; A. S. brecan; Engl. to break; Lat. frangere]:—to creak, of timber, Hom. 155, FS. 132, Gísl. 31, FaS. ii. 76.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)