Brák

Old Norse Dictionary - brák

Meaning of Old Norse word "brák" in English.

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

brák: f., Engl. brake (v. Johnson), a tanner’s implement, in the form of a horse-shoe, for rubbing leather, Eggert Itin. 339: a nickname, Eg. bráka, að, in the phrase, brákaðr reyr, a bruised reed, Isaiah xlii. 3.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

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