Brekka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brekka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brekka" in Norwegian.

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

brekka: brekka, f. brat Bakke. Gísl. 33; Klm.288 fg; 339; ef þræli er gefit frelsiok er hann eigi leiddr í lög eðr íbrekku (dvs. þingbrekku) Grg. I, 19221(Grág. 19014). Som Stedsnavn fore-kommer brekka meget ofte saavel iSingul. som i Plur. f. Ex. Kalfsk.74 a13. 77 a18. 78 b31 og mange Stederi DN. se Registrene; jvf BrekkugarðarDN. III, 5855; men ogsaa undirbrekku (se undir 2), undir brekkumKalfsk. 10 b25. 29 b20. 46 b31. 47 b24.Brekkur om Bygd: DN. III, 1868. V,17312.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᚽᚴᚴᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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