Peini
Old Norse Dictionary - peini
Meaning of Old Norse word "peini"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- peini
- a nickname, Fms. viii. 362; prob. Gael., cp. Engl. Payne.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛁᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- Gael.
- Gaelic.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- prob.
- probably.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)