Valr
Old Norse Dictionary - valr
Meaning of Old Norse word "valr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word valr can mean:valr
- valr
- 1. m., pl. valir, [prob. an abbreviation for val-haukr = a carrion-hawk]:—a hawk; veiða vali, Grág. ii. 346, Gþl. 51; vals hamr, the skin of a valr, Edda, passim.
- valr
- 2. adj. [A.s. ana-wealg = ávalr], round, oval; en vínferill valr rifnaði, Hým. 31; in á-valr, see völr, a round stick.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- prob.
- probably.
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)