Rið-völr
Old Norse Dictionary - rið-völr
Meaning of Old Norse word "rið-völr" (or rið-vǫlr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rið-völr (rið-vǫlr)
- m. a short round stick, to carry in the hand; tók hann riðvöl í hönd sér, Dropl. 29; hann greip upp riðvöl, ok laust sveininn í höfuðit svá at blóð féll um hann, Hkr. iii. 285.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rið-völr may be more accurately written as rið-vǫlr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚦ-ᚢᚢᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)