Rak
Old Norse Dictionary - rak
Meaning of Old Norse word "rak"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rak can mean:rak
- rak
- n. the rakings of hay in a field: en kona tók rökin, Grett. 109 new Ed., freq. in mod. usage, but only in plur.
- rak
- II. the wick in a lamp, Mar. 673.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)