Val-dreyri

Old Norse Dictionary - val-dreyri

Meaning of Old Norse word "val-dreyri"

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

val-dreyri
a, m. the blood of the slain; and val-dreyrigr, gory, bloody, Gs. 17.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Gs.
Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
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