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.
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