Ráð-valdr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ráð-valdr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ráð-valdr

m. a ‘wielder of authority,’ ruler, Bs. i. 301:—mod. a tyrant, despot.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛅᛏ-ᚢᛅᛚᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp
especially.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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