Val-land
Old Norse Dictionary - val-land
Meaning of Old Norse word "val-land"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- val-land
- m. the land of the ‘Welsh’ or foreigners, esp. in the Sagas relating to France, Vilhjálmr … hann vann þat ríki í Vallandi er síðan var kallat Norðmandi, Fagrsk. 142, Ó. H. passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛚ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fagrsk.
- Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)