Bekkr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - bekkrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "bekkr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
bekkr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- bekkr
- I)
- bekkr
- (gen. -s or -jar, pl. -ir), m. bench; œðri ~, the upper bench (along the north side of the hall, looking towards the sun); úœðri ~, the lower (inferior) bench (along the southern side); breiða, strá bekki, to cover, strew the benches (in preparation for a feast or wedding).
- bekkr
- II)
- bekkr
- (gen. -s or -jar, pl. -ir), m. beck, brook (poet.).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚴᚴᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
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