Brakki

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brakki

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brakki" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

brakki
brakki, m. Mægler, Mellemmand vedHandelsforretninger, = brakun, bro-kunarmaðr (jvf eng. broker, mlat. bro-carius Du Cange I, 623; hvilket Ordmaaske ligger i det brokær der DN.II, 749 forekommer som Øgenavn foren Raadmand i Tunsberg ved NavnBeneke); þeir voru þar (dvs. i Vendland)kallaðir brakkarnir er vér köllum tulkaFm. V, 183.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛆᚴᚴᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

eng.
engels.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
mlat.
Latinsk eller Mibbelalderens Sprog.
s.
substantiv.

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