Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Páfi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 páfi

a, m. [papa; Dan. pave; cp. Germ. pfaff]:—a pope, Grág. ii. 165, Nj. 281, Landn. (pref.); páfa boð, boðskapr, a papal message, Ann. 1310, Fms. x. 8, Bs., Ann., passim.

2 páfi

COMPDS: páfabann, páfadómr, páfadæmi, páfafundr, páfagarðr, páfalauss, páfaligr, páfastóll, páfatala, páfatíund, páfatrú, páfaveldi, páfavilla.

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Runic Inscription

páfi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "páfi" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pref.: preface.

Works & Authors

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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