Peð
Old Norse Dictionary - peð
Meaning of Old Norse word "peð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- peð
- n. [Fr. péon], a pawn in chess; kóngs-peð, a king’s pawn; hróks-peð, riddara-peð, dróttningar-peð, biskups-peð. peð-mát, n. (Mag. 23, 44), or peð-rífr, m. checkmate with a pawn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)