Páfi

Old Norse Dictionary - páfi

Meaning of Old Norse word "páfi" in English.

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

páfi Old Norse word can mean:

páfi: a, m. [papa; Dan. pave; cp. Germ. pfaff]:—a pope, Grág. ii. 165, Nj. 281, Landn. (pref.); páfa boð, boðskapr, a papal message, Ann. 1310, Fms. x. 8, Bs., Ann., passim.

páfi: COMPDS: páfabann, páfadómr, páfadæmi, páfafundr, páfagarðr, páfalauss, páfaligr, páfastóll, páfatala, páfatíund, páfatrú, páfaveldi, páfavilla.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pref.: preface.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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