Old Norse Dictionary Entry

VÖLR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 VÖLR

m., gen. valar, dat. veli; pl. velir, acc. völu; [Ulf. walus = ράβδος, Luke ix. 3; whence valtr, velta, cp. also vala: the root word is Goth. walwian; Lat. volvere]:—a round stick, staff, Bév. 9 b; bítað þeim vápn né (enn?) velir, Hm.; Gríðar völr, Edda; in many compds, snar-völr, rið-völr (q. v.), hjálmun-völr, stjórn-völr, a helm, tiller; vánar-völr, a beggar’s staff; víg-völr, a weapon; torf-völr, q. v.

2 VÖLR

2. also of a blunt, oval edge; in egg-völr, q. v.; cp. the mod. phrase, það er völr fyrir egginni, when the edge is not thin and keen, but thick and blunt.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

VÖLR

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "VÖLR" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
f.: feminine.
gen.: genitive.
Goth.: Gothic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
q. v.: quod vide.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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