Val-köstr
Old Norse Dictionary - val-köstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "val-köstr" (or val-kǫstr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- val-köstr (val-kǫstr)
- m. a heap, pile of slain, Fms. ix. 31.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, val-köstr may be more accurately written as val-kǫstr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛚ-ᚴᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)