Hrækja

Old Norse Dictionary - hrækja

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrækja" in English.

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

hrækja
t, [hráki], to hawk, spit, Bs. i. 347, Fb. i. 330, Stj. 325, Róm. 740, Laudn. 247; h. út, to spit out, n. G. L. i. 11, Mark vii. 33; h. á e-n, to spit on one, Matth. xxvii. 30.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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