Brask

Old Danish Dictionary - brask

Meaning of Old Danish word "Brask", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Brask can mean:

  • no. (nt. braseh, se Sch. u. L.)
  • 1) brag, larm; stor thordins slagh ællær brask. GI. D.Bib., Gloss.; var stor glæde og brask udi salen. P, Clausson, Snorre. 182. —
  • 2) bram, pral; kong Valdemar udrystede sine skibe mere paa brask end styreke. Vedel, Saxo. 519; brask uden dyyd, blomster uden lukt. P. Syv. I. 837; minore scena agere, med mindre brask at føre sig op. Nucleus. latinit. 1763. 1565.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛆᛋᚴ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
nt.
nedertysk.
t.
tysk.
n.
norsk.

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