Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Pál-stafr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 pál-stafr

m. [páll; cp. Engl. ‘falstaff’], a ‘pole-staff,’ a pole with an iron spike, a kind of heavy missile, Róm. 164, Fms. viii. 139, 224, 389, Nj. 274, Sks. 386, Karl. 81.

Similar Words

PÁ
pá-fugl
PADDA
páfa-bann
páfa-dómr

Runic Inscription

pál-stafr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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