Frakkar

Old Norse Dictionary - frakkar

Meaning of Old Norse word "frakkar" in English.

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

frakkar: m. pl. the Franks, mod. the French; perhaps derived from the national weapon franca, as that of Saxons from seax, sax = gladius; Frakkland, n. the land of the Franks, as fixed by the peace of Verdun in 843, Íb. ch. 9 and Fms. i. ii, and in old poets (Hallfred):—in mod. language used for France.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

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