Kraki

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kraki

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kraki" in Norwegian.

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

kraki: kraki, m. 1) et Slags Pallisade. Fm.VIII, 1488. 17721. 25522. 4353. 2) tynd Stang; ogsaa om en tynd, smækker Per-son (jvf kraki 1 & 2 hos Aasen). SE. I, 39218; Fld. I, 8613 jvf dog SaxoGramm. ed. P. E. Müller I, 88 coll. II, 95 fg, hvor dog Hrolf Krakes Øge-navn gives en anden Betydning i Over-ensstemmelse med Folkespr. krake 5 hos Aasen. 3) Stang hvis ene Ende erforsynet med en Hage, Krog (jvf Folkespr. krake 4 hos Aasen). Kjaln. 4 (Ísl.s. II,4115) jvf &vl 4) = kragi. Dn. IV,36330. 43217.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚱᛆᚴᛁ
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:

coll.: Collectiv.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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