Val-dýr
Old Norse Dictionary - val-dýr
Meaning of Old Norse word "val-dýr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- val-dýr
- n. a carrion-beast, esp. a wolf, Vsp. 55.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛚ-ᛏᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)