Old Norse Dictionary Entry

All-valdr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 all-valdr

pl. ar, m. = alvaldr (poët. word), sovereign king, Lex. Poët., Hkr. i. 432; heilir allvaldar báðir, a poetical salute, Fms. vi. 195; mikil er allvalds raun (a proverb), ‘tis hard to strive against the powerful, Lv. 111.

Similar Words

A
á-auki
á-austr
á-barning
á-bati

Runic Inscription

all-valdr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "all-valdr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
pl.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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