Peli

Old Norse Dictionary - peli

Meaning of Old Norse word "peli"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

peli
a, m. [Dan. pægel], a quarter of a pint; yndi er ad sitja öls við pel og gamna sér, Hallgr.; drekka passa og pela, id.:—a little bottle, with brandy or liqueurs, brennivíns-peli.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
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