Valdi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Valdi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 valdi

a, m. a wielder, keeper; kjóla valdi, a ‘keel-wielder,’ skipper, Hým.; ein-valdi, fólk-valdi, a ruler, Lex. Poët.: as a pr. name, Sig-valdi, Á-valdi, Öl-valdi, Landn., etc.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᛚᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

etc.
et cetera.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper.

Works & Authors

Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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