Páll
Old Norse Dictionary - páll
Meaning of Old Norse word "páll"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- páll
- m. (the older form Póll, Bs. i. (the Miracle-book) 333 passim, K. Þ. K. 112):—Paul, Paulus; the name appears in Icel. about the 12th century, and soon became very popular: Páls-kirkja, St. Paul’s Church, 625. 47; Páls-líkneski, Pm. 51; Páls-messa, see messa.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)