Rakki

Old Norse Dictionary - rakki

Meaning of Old Norse word "rakki" in English.

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

rakki Old Norse word can mean:

rakki: a, m. a dog, Sturl. iii. 116; rakki, skikkju-r., a lap-dog, Orkn. 114; lá rakkinn á húsum uppi, Nj. 114; rakkar þar geyja, verðr glaumr hunda …, Am. 24; hér eru rakkar tveir, er ek vil gefa þér, þeir vóru harðla litlir ok fagrir, viðjar vóru á þeim af gulli, ok spennt gull-hring um háls hvárum þeirra, Fas. iii. 45, Stj. 71; sumir menn segja at hann sendi rakkann til Finns þess, er heitið hafði at lækna hann Fb. i. 394; konungr tók þá fætr rakkans ok lagði at stýrinu, 405. rakka-víg, n. a dog fight, Bs. ii. 148; smá-r., Stj. 99.

rakki: II. [Shetl. rakie], naut. the ring by which the sail-yard moves round the mast, Edda (Gl.) passim in mod. usage: poët. a ship is called rakka hjörtr, the ring-hart, Hkv.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

mod.: modern.

naut.: nautical.

poët.: poetically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

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