Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vallari

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 vallari

a, m. [from mid. Lat. wallus; cp. Germ. wallfahrten], prop. a pilgrim, traveller in a foreign land, hence a destitute person, tramp; eyða landit með mörgum stafkarlum ok öðrum vallarum, N. G. L. iii. 29; sem einn v., en nú er hann svá stollz ok svá ríkr, at …, Þiðr. 299; capra er skygn, svá at hón kennir hvárt eru vallarar eðr veiðimenn, sem einn v. ok forflóttamaðr …, Bret. 53; hann (Cain) raksk víða veraldar svá sem vallari, Stj. 43, 94, 113.

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Runic Inscription

vallari

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mid. Lat.: Middle Latin.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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