Bakki

Old Norse Dictionary - bakki

Meaning of Old Norse word "bakki" in English.

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

bakki Old Norse word can mean:

bakki: a, m. [Engl. and Germ. bank]

bakki: 1. a bank of a river, water, chasm, etc.; árbakki, sjávarbakki, marbakki, flæðarbakki, Gísl. 54; síkisbakki, gjárbakki; út eptir áinni ef Hákon stæði á bakkanum, Fms. v.. 282, ix. 405, Nj. 158, 224: Tempsar b., banks of the Thames, Fms. v. (in a verse).

bakki: 2. an eminence, ridge, bank; gengu þeir á land ok kómu undir bakka einn, Dropl. 5; hann settist undir b. í hrísrunni, Bjarn. 15; cp. skotbakki, butts on which the target is placed; setja spán í bakka, to put up a target, Fms. ii. 271.

bakki: β. heavy clouds in the horizon.

bakki: 3. [= bak], the back of a knife, sword, or the like, opp. to edge; blað skilr bakka ok egg, Jónas, Grett. 110 new Ed.

bakki: COMPDS: bakkafullr, bakkakólfr, bakkastokkar.

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.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

etc.: et cetera.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

cp.: compare.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

opp.: opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Jónas: Jónas Hallgrímsson.

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