Þver-pallr
Old Norse Dictionary - þver-pallr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þver-pallr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þver-pallr
- m. the cross daïs, the high-floor at the hall’s end (see pallr), Fms. vi. 193, 440, Ld. 296, Eg. 549, 565, Grett. 103, 140 A, Sturl. i. 155, ii. 199.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛁᚱ-ᛒᛅᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)