Val-höll

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Val-höll

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Val-höll (Val-hǫll)

f. the Hall of the Slain, Walhalla, see Edda, Gm., Hdl., Em., Hkm., Skíða R., Nj. 132, Hkr. i. 161, Fas. i. 424.

2 Val-höll (Val-hǫll)

II. a foreign hall, of king Atli, Akv. 2. 14.

3 Val-höll (Val-hǫll)

2. the name of one of the booths in the Icel. Althing, Sturl. ii. 126; see búð.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᛚ-ᚼᚢᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
R.
Rimur.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Em.
Eiríks-mál. (A. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hdl.
Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Hkm.
Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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