Pál-stafr

Old Norse Dictionary - pál-stafr

Meaning of Old Norse word "pál-stafr" in English.

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

pál-stafr: m. [páll; cp. Engl. ‘falstaff’], a ‘pole-staff,’ a pole with an iron spike, a kind of heavy missile, Róm. 164, Fms. viii. 139, 224, 389, Nj. 274, Sks. 386, Karl. 81.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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