Völdugleikr
Old Norse Dictionary - völdugleikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "völdugleikr" (or vǫldugleikr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word völdugleikr can mean:völdugleikr
- völdugleikr (vǫldugleikr)
- m. power, authority, Stj. 83 (v. l.), 298.
- völdugleikr (vǫldugleikr)
- 2. as a title; yðar v., your highness, Mar.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, völdugleikr may be more accurately written as vǫldugleikr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᛚᛏᚢᚴᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)