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.)