Pollr

Old Norse Dictionary - pollr

Meaning of Old Norse word "pollr"

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

pollr
m. [Gael. poll; Welsh pwl; Germ. pfuhl; Engl. pool]:—a pool, pond; pollrinn var svá djúpr þar er skipit flaut, Ld. 78; þeir lenda skipi sínu í poll þann, er þar gengr norðan at túni, Sturl. i. 167 C: in local names, Gislu-pollar, in Bretagne; Snóksdals-pollr, Brákar-pollr, in western Icel.; cp. Liver-pool, Hartle-pool, the Pool on the Thames.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
Gael.
Gaelic.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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