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.