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páska-aptann, m. Easter-eve;
-dagr, m. Easter-day;
-friðr, m. Easter-peace;
-hald, n. the keeping of Easter;
-helgi, f. Easter-tide.
páskar, m. pl. Easter.
páskir, f. pl. Easter.
páska-vika, f. Easter-week;
-vist, f. stay during Easter;
-öld, f. the Paschal Cycle.
peð-mát, n. checkmate with a pawn.
pell, n. a kind of costly stuff.
pells-klæði, n. garment, clothes of 'pell';
-skikkja, f. cloak of 'pell'.
peningr, penningr (-s, -ar), m. (1) a piece of property, article (hann skipar upp gózit, var þar hverr p. valinn í); (2) coin, money (enskir penningar); (3) penny = 1/10 of an 'eyrir'.
penta, (að), v. to paint.
pentari, m. painter.
persóna, f. (1) person; (2) parson.
pikka (að), v. to pick, prick, stab (pikkaði sínu sverði á siðunni).
pikkis-dagar, m. pl. Whitsuntide.
pikturr, m. painter.
piltr, piltungr (-s, -ar), m. boy, lad.
pilz, n. fur coat.
pilzungr, m. short fur coat.
piningar-staðr, m. = píslarstaðr.
piparr, m. pepper.
pipra (að), v. to pepper.
pistill (dat. pistli), m. epistle.
pík f. piked staff, - broddstafr.
píka, f. girl, lass.
píla, f. arrow, = ör.
píla-grimr (-s, -ar), m. pilgrim.
pílárr (-s, -ar), m. pillar.
píment, n. a kind of spiced wine.
pína, f. (1) fine (undir pínu tólf aura gjalds); (2) torment, torture.
pína, (-da, -dr), v. (1) to punish; (2) to torment, torture (á krossi píndr).
píning, f. (1) torture; (2) passion.
píningar-saga, f. history of one's martyrdom;
-váttr, m. a martyr;
-vætti, n. martyrdom.
pínsl, f. torture, passion, = písl.
pípa, f. (1) pipe, tube; drekka af pípu, to drink through a quill; (2) pipe, as a musical instrument (þar vóru bumbur barðar ok pípur blásnar).
pípari, m. piper.
pípna-hljómr, m. the sound of pipes.
písl, f. = pínsl, píning.
píslar-dagr, m. passion-day;
-fœri, n. instrument of torture;
-mark, n. the sign or symbol of the cross;
-saga, f. = píningarsaga;
-staðr, m. place of torment;
-tíð, f. time of passion;
-tré, n. 'passion-tree', the cross;
-váttr, m. martyr;
-vætti, n. martyrdom.
pjakka (að), v. to pick, prick (ef þú pjakkar broddinum á hallinn).
plaga (að), v. (1) to cultivate; (2) to treat, entertain (vel plagaðir í mat ok drykk); (3) to be used, wont.
plagg, n. luggage (hann bar vápn þeirra okönnur piögg).
plagga-margr, a. having much luggage (ekki er ek -margr).
planta, (að), v. to plant.
plata, f. plate, plate armour.
plága, f. severe chastisement.
plána (að), v. to efface, blot out.
plástr, m. plaster.
pláz, n. place, spot.
plokka (að), v. (1) to pluck (tók Randvér hauk sinn ok plokkaði af fjaðrarnar); fig., p. e-t af e-m, to pluck it out of one; (2) to plunder.
plóg-járn, n. plough-iron, ploughshare;
-karl, m. ploughman.
plógr (-s, -ar), m. plough.
plógs-land, n. plough-land.
plóma, f. plum
plœgja (-ða, ðr), v. to plough.
poki, m. poke, bag, sack.
pollr (-s, -ar), m. pool, pond.
polota, f the emperor's palace in Constantinople.
polotu-svarf, n. 'palace-scouring' (in order to pick up valuables).
port, n. gate;
-hús, n. brothel;
-kona, f. harlot;
-lífi, n. prostitution.
posi, m. little bag = poki.
postola-dómr, m. apostleship;
-kirkja, f. an apostle's church;
-messa, f. mass of an apostle.
postoli, m. apostle.
postoligr, a. apostolic.
pottr (-s, -ar), m. pot.
prámr, m. a flat-bottomed boat.
prédika (að), v. to preach.
prédikan, f. preaching.
prédikara-bróðir, m. Dominican friar;
-klaustr, n. Dominican convent, order;
-lifnaðr, m. Dominican convent, order.
prédikari, m. (1) preacher; (2) Dominican friar.

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