Brækta

Old Norse Dictionary - brækta

Meaning of Old Norse word "brækta" in English.

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

brækta
t, [Dan. brœge; Ivar Aasen, bræka, brœkta], to bleat; b. sem geit, to bleat like a she-goat, Fbr. 212 (rare).

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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