Valska

Old Norse Dictionary - valska

Meaning of Old Norse word "valska"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word valska can mean:valska

valska: u, f. the ‘Welsh’ tongue, esp. the French language; nem þú allar tungur en allra helzt Látínu ok Völsku, Sks.; þá skiptusk tungur í Englandi er Vilhjálmr bastarðr vann England, gékk þaðan af í Englandi Valska er hann var þaðan ættaðr, Ísl. ii. 222; hann mælti á Völsku, Orkn. 348.

valska: 2. = völsk mús, a rat.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛚᛋᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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