Valska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Valska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Valska

u, f. the ‘Welsh’ tongue, esp. the French language; nem þú allar tungur en allra helzt Látínu ok Völsku, Sks.; þá skiptusk tungur í Englandi er Vilhjálmr bastarðr vann England, gékk þaðan af í Englandi Valska er hann var þaðan ættaðr, Ísl. ii. 222; hann mælti á Völsku, Orkn. 348.

2 Valska

2. = völsk mús, a rat.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᛚᛋᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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