Brók

Old Icelandic Dictionary - brók

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "brók" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

brók Old Icelandic word can mean:

brók
(-ar, pl. brœkr), f.
brók
1) one leg of a pair of breeches (ok lét hann leika laust knéit í brókinni);
brók
2) breeches (but the pl. ‘brœkr’ is more common); vera í brókum, to wear breeches; gyrðr í brœkr, with breeches girt over one’s underclothing.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚴ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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