Val-föðr
Old Norse Dictionary - val-föðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "val-föðr" (or val-fǫðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- val-föðr (val-fǫðr)
- m. the father of the slain, i. e. Odin, Vsp. 1, Edda.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, val-föðr may be more accurately written as val-fǫðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛚ-ᚠᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)