brakk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

brakk (neuter singular brakt, definite singular and plural brakke)

1. lying unused, fallow (agricultural land, ploughed and harrowed but left unsown for a period)
2. brackish (brackish water)

Derived terms

• brakkvann, brakkvatn

Verb

brakk

1. simple past of brekke

References

• “brakk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

brakk (neuter singular brakt, definite singular and plural brakke)

1. fallow (as above)
2. brackish (water)

Derived terms

• brakkvatn