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krakki

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See also: kräkki

Icelandic

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “What is this word? Is it from Old Norse kraki (crook)? Compare Old English cryċċ (crutch). Magnusson appears to consider this a sound-symbolic formation, and compares Danish krakke (dog).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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krakki m (genitive singular krakka, nominative plural krakkar)

  1. (informal) kid, child

Declension

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Noun

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krakki n

  1. indefinite dative singular of krakk

References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “krakki”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

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