Hrækja
Old Norse Dictionary - hrækja
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrækja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrækja
- t, [hráki], to hawk, spit, Bs. i. 347, Fb. i. 330, Stj. 325, Róm. 740, Laudn. 247; h. út, to spit out, n. G. L. i. 11, Mark vii. 33; h. á e-n, to spit on one, Matth. xxvii. 30.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛅᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)