Raka

Old Icelandic Dictionary - raka

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "raka" in English.

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

raka Old Icelandic word can mean:

raka
(að), v.
raka
1) to sweep away (G. rakaði mýinu brott með hendi sinni);
raka
2) to rake (r. hey, ljá, töðu); r. upp hey, to rake it up into cocks (tók hón eigi at r. upp, þótt þat væri mælt); r. saman fé, to rake money together;
raka
3) to shave (r. sik, r. skegg sitt).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚴᛅ

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