Pálm-sunna

Old Norse Dictionary - pálm-sunna

Meaning of Old Norse word "pálm-sunna" in English.

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

pálm-sunna
u, f. the palm-sun, i. e. Palm Sunday; and pálmsunnu-dagr, id., Nj. 271; but the usual form at present is pálmasunnu-dagr, id., Sturl. ii. 177, Nj. 271.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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