Valtr
Old Norse Dictionary - valtr
Meaning of Old Norse word "valtr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- valtr
- völt, valt, adj [A. S. wæltan], reeling, easily upset; hégómlig ok völt dyrð, Al. 130; völt hamingja, 133; valtir verða oss þessa heims höfðingjar, Sturl. ii. 153; veröld völt og flá, PasS.; fall-valtr, ú-valtr, stable.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- l.
- line.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)