Val-rauf

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Val-rauf

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 val-rauf

n. = valrof, [O. H. G. wala-raupa; A. S. weal-reáf], spoils, prop. the robbing the slain, cp. Gr. ἔναρα, Lat. spolia, Bragi (in the verse Hkr. i. begin.)

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᛚ-ᚱᛅᚢᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
begin.: beginning.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Gr.: Greek.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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