Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Páll

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 páll

m. [Lat. pālus, qs. paglus; Engl. pole; Fr. pelle; mid. Lat. pala, see Du Cange]:—a kind of hoe or spade for digging earth or peat, for a drawing of which see Eggert Itin., tab. viii, fig. 4; pála eðr rekur, K. Þ. K. 38; páll ok reka, Ám. 34; hafa pál ok reku. Ísl. ii. 193; gengu í fjós ok tóku þar pál ok reku, Dropl. 28; þá tók Clement graftól í hönd sér ok hjó tysvar pálinum niðr, Clem. 46; Klaufi saxar í sundr baggana með páli, Sd. 157.

2 páll

2. a pale, D. N. i. 527.

3 páll

COMPDS: pálstunga, páltorfa.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

páll

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
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. Lat.: Middle Latin.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)
D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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