Definitions
Definitions
1 pálmari
a, m. a palmer, pilgrim, Orkn. 176; for the palmers, when they came to the river Jordan, used to carry a palm in the hand and a cross on the breast, bartú þaðan pálm í hendi en kross á bringu, Fms. vii. 160; kross hangir þul þessum fyrir brjósti, en pálmr meðal herða, a cross hangs on this wise man’s breast, and a palm between his shoulders, Orkn. (in a verse). pálmara-vegr, m. the palmer’s way, i. e. the road to Palestine, Fms. ix. 417.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
pálmari
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "pálmari" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).