Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Plata

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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Definitions

4 definitions

1 plata

u, f. [Lat. platea]

2 plata

1. an open road; á þessari hinni miklu platu (v. l. to sléttu), Barl. 209.

3 plata

2. a plate, mounted metal, esp. of plate armour the later Middle Ages, the 13th and following centuries; eigi hafði hann platu, muzu né brynju, Bév.: plata is a part of the armour of a king’s man in N. G. L. ii. 427 (Hirðskrá, latter part of the 13th century), D. N. passim, Trist. 12 (see Fr.)

4 plata

COMPDS: plötubúnaðr, plötumeistari.

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Runic Inscription

plata

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
p.: page.
part: participle.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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