Mel-rakki
Old Norse Dictionary - mel-rakki
Meaning of Old Norse word "mel-rakki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mel-rakki
- a, m. the ‘mel-dog,’ the white or polar fox, from its burrowing in these sand-hanks, Nj. 198, Bs. i. 581, Grág. ii. 347, Sturl. i. 88.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛚ-ᚱᛅᚴᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)