frakka

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frankô m (spear, javelin).

Noun

frakka f (genitive frǫkku)

  1. spear
  2. (rare) lance

Declension

Declension of frakka (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative frakka frakkan frǫkkur frǫkkurnar
accusative frǫkku frǫkkuna frǫkkur frǫkkurnar
dative frǫkku frǫkkunni frǫkkum frǫkkunum
genitive frǫkku frǫkkunnar frakkna frakknanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “frakka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive