Raka

Old Norse Dictionary - raka

Meaning of Old Norse word "raka" in English.

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

raka Old Norse word can mean:

raka: að, [Engl. to rake], to rake or sweep away; hann rakaði á burt með hendi sinni Lv. 50.

raka: 2. to rake hay; hann sló, en kona hans rakaði ljá eptir honum, ok bar reifa-barn á baki, Bs. i. 666; raka upp hey, Eb. 260; tók hón eigi at raka upp, þótt þat væri mælt, id.; þeir rökuðu upp töðuna, Háv. 47; raka ljá, Fb. i. 522: raka saman fé, to rake money together, Ísl. ii. 14, Glúm. 364.

raka: II. [Swed. raka], to shave; lét hann göra sér kerbað ok fór í, ok lét raka sik, Fms. x. 147; hón rakar af Samson sjau hans lokka, Stj. 418; raka skegg, Karl. 95; rakat jaðar-skegg, Sks. 66 new Ed.; ok rakaði um höfuðit á Hálfdani, Fas. iii. 535.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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