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Valdr

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Definitions

Definitions

2 definitions

1 valdr

m. = valdi, Lex. Poët. passim; but in prose only in the compd all-valdr; besides many poët. compds, her-valdr, ógn-valdr, see Lex. Poët.

2 valdr

2. in the latter part of pr. names, Þór-valdr, Ás-valdr, Rögn-valdr, dropping the v in Har-aldr, Ingj-aldr, Arn-aldr, Landn.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

valdr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "valdr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
opp
opposed to.
part
participle.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
pr.
proper.

Works & Authors

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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