braggi
Icelandic edit
Alternative forms edit
- brakki (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Norwegian barakke, from French baraque, from Catalan barraca, probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
braggi m (genitive singular bragga, nominative plural braggar)
- (historical) a rough-built hut for migrant seamen and workers in fishing villages
- Nissen hut
Declension edit
declension of braggi
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)