Pálmari
Old Norse Dictionary - pálmari
Meaning of Old Norse word "pálmari"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- pálmari
- a, m. a palmer, pilgrim, Orkn. 176; for the palmers, when they came to the river Jordan, used to carry a palm in the hand and a cross on the breast, bartú þaðan pálm í hendi en kross á bringu, Fms. vii. 160; kross hangir þul þessum fyrir brjósti, en pálmr meðal herða, a cross hangs on this wise man’s breast, and a palm between his shoulders, Orkn. (in a verse). pálmara-vegr, m. the palmer’s way, i. e. the road to Palestine, Fms. ix. 417.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᛚᛘᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)