Brokkari

Old Norse Dictionary - brokkari

Meaning of Old Norse word "brokkari" in English.

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

brokkari
a, m. [brocarius = a cart, Du Cange], prop. a cart-horse, hence a trotter, Karl. 48; from brokk, n. a trot; brokka, að, to trot; freq. but of foreign origin.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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