_Odin's Hall_, Valhalla, to which went the souls of warriors slain in
battle.
_Pall_, a cloak of state; most commonly used in the expression "purple
and pall."
_Passing_, very; used to give emphasis, e.g. "He loveth her passing
sore," where both words are simply emphatic.
_Peace-strings_, the strings which tied a sword into its sheath when
it was not in use.
_Peers_, equals in age and rank.
_People's Praise_. Odin, chief of the gods. "The death of the People's
Praise" is Ragnarok, the time when Odin and all his fellow gods were
to be destroyed.
_Purblind_, dim-sighted. The syllable "pur" is a form of the word
pure, and gives emphasis to blind.
_Purple_, cloth dyed with a purple dye made from the murex, a
shell-fish found in the Mediterranean. The secret of making it was
known only to the "southern men" or Phoenician traders of Tyre and
Sidon.
_Quarry_, game, prey, the animal chased by a hunter.
_Quell_, to stop, make to cease.
_Quicken_, to rouse, bring to life.
_Ravening_, devouring, eager for prey; often used of wild animals.
_Reck_, to notice, care about.
_Reek_, smoke rising from a fire, or spray and mist from a waterfall,
e.g. "the reek of the falling flood;" "the heart of Fafnir ... sang
among the reek."
_Renown_, fame, honour.
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