Pataldr
Old Norse Dictionary - pataldr
Meaning of Old Norse word "pataldr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- pataldr
- n. [Fr. bataille], a battle, a απ. λεγ.; bjóða e-m á pataldr, to challenge to fight, Bs. i. 9.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᛏᛅᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.