Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Pell

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 pell

n. [Lat. pallium; A. S. pelle; Engl. pall; mid. H. G. pfelle]:—costly stuff, velvet (?); sæng tjölduð pellum, Hkr. i. 242; skikkja ok pell dregin yfir skinnin, fur lined with pell, Lv. 41; pell þat er hökull sá var ór gör, er Skarbendill heitir, Bs. i. 77; messu-hökull af pelli, B. K. 82; altaris-klæði með pell, Vm. 91; altaris-klæði tvau af pelli, 98; hökull ok kantara-kápa af nýju pelli, B. K. 83. Vm. 100; tvau handlin af pelli, B. K. 83: pells-altarisklæði, -búnaðr, -hús, -hökull, -kápa, -klæði, an altar cloth, lining, case, cope of pell, Vm. 49, 80, 92, 114, B. K. 83, Pm. 123, Am. 15, Dipl. v. 18; pells-klæði, -kyrtill, -skikkja, Ld. 328, Ó. H. 31, Fms. ii. 246, iv. 27, v. 268.

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Runic Inscription

pell

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mid. H. G.: Middle High German.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Am.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
B. K.: Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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