Parak

Old Norse Dictionary - parak

Meaning of Old Norse word "parak" in English.

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

parak: n. a nickname, Landn., prob. Gaelic = Scot. parrack: in mod. usage parraka, að, [A.s. parac = park], to keep pent in, under constraint and coercion, (slang.)

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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