Páfi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Páfi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛅᚠᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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