Prjál

Old Norse Dictionary - prjál

Meaning of Old Norse word "prjál" in English.

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

prjál: n. [Germ. prahl], a gewgaw, show in dress or manners, Pass. 49. 16: prjála, að, occurs in the 17th century, then freq.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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