braka

• Rhymes: -aːka

From Old Norse braka.

braka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative brakaði, supine brakað)

1. to creak, to crackle
2. (of snow) to crunch

braka

1. indefinite genitive plural of brak

From Proto-Germanic *braką.

braka

1. to creak, crack

   brakaði mjǫk í skipinu

• brak
• brakan

brak (“crash”) +‎ -a

braka (present brakar, preterite brakade, supine brakat, imperative braka)

1. (fairly rare by itself) to make a loud crashing sound like the sound of a large tree falling or a structure collapsing
2. (with a particle specifying a direction) to collapse or collide with something, making such a sound

   Huset brakade ihop / brakade samman

   The house came crashing down ("crashed together," literally)

   Lastbilen brakade in i sidan av huset

   The truck crashed into the side of the house

3. (figuratively, often with loss (“loose”) for a beginning) to break out, to crash (start or end with great intensity)

   Vintern har brakat loss

   Winter has broken out

   Kriget brakade loss i februari

   The war broke out in February

   Förhandlingarna har brakat ihop

   The negotiations have crashed

• helvetet brakar loss

• gå loss

• braka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• braka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)