bräken

“bräken” is a Swedish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

A fern, especially the bracken fern Pteris aquilina.

Etymology

From Old Swedish brækne, from Old Norse *brakni (“undergrowth”), related to Proto-Germanic *brekaną and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”). Compare Danish bregne, English bracken.

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