Ráð-valdr

Old Norse Dictionary - ráð-valdr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ráð-valdr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

ráð-valdr
m. a ‘wielder of authority,’ ruler, Bs. i. 301:—mod. a tyrant, despot.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚦ-ᚢᛅᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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