Pakki

Old Norse Dictionary - pakki

Meaning of Old Norse word "pakki"

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

Old Norse word pakki can mean:pakki

pakki
a, m. [Engl. pack], (also pakka, u, f., Grett. 129 A), a pack, bundle, esp. used of bundles of wadmal exported from Icel. and the Faroes, D. N. ii. 559, iii. 451, N. G. l. iii. 207, 209, Bs. i. 812, 842.
pakki
COMPDS: pakkalina, pakkavaðmál.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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