Panzari

Old Norse Dictionary - panzari

Meaning of Old Norse word "panzari" in English.

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

panzari: a, m. [mid. Lat. panceria; Germ. panzier, from mid. Lat. panzeria = lorica quae ventrem tegit (Du Cange), from panza = abdomen; Fr. pance; Engl. paunch—stomach]:—prop. a leather belt worn round the stomach, whence gener. a coat of mail, a jack, Nj. 70, Sks. 375, 400, 405; panzara húfa, Fms. viii. 404; hirð-maðr skal eiga vápntreyju ok útan yfir panzsara eða brynju, N. G. l. ii. 427: a panzari as armour is chiefly mentioned in the 12th and 13th centuries, and is probably an anachronism in the Nj. l. c.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

gener.: generally.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

mid. Lat.: middle Latin.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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