Grjót-páll

Old Norse Dictionary - grjót-páll

Meaning of Old Norse word "grjót-páll" in English.

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

grjót-páll
m. a stone hoe: metaph., vera e-s g., to break stones for one, do a stone-breaker’s work; þeir vóru knáligir menn ok vóru mjök grjótpálar fyrir búi Ósvífrs, Ld. 122; en Halli var grjótpáll fyrir málum hans, Valla L. 205.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Valla L.
Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)
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