Yfir-vald

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Yfir-vald

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 yfir-vald

n. ‘over-rule,’ power, rule; Sveinn jarl hafði y. í Noregi, the rule, the royal power, Grett. 97 A.

2 yfir-vald

2. mod. person., the authorities, Pass. 26. 8, 28. 3, passim; vera yfirvaldinu undir-gefinn, yfirvöld og undir-gefnir; yfirvalds-dróttning, a sovereign queen, Art.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᚢᛅᛚᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Art.: Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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