Völvu-staðir
Old Norse Dictionary - völvu-staðir
Meaning of Old Norse word "völvu-staðir" (or vǫlvu-staðir)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- völvu-staðir (vǫlvu-staðir)
- Icel. local name, Gullþ. S.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, völvu-staðir may be more accurately written as vǫlvu-staðir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᛚᚢᚢ-ᛋᛏᛅᚦᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- S.
- Saga.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)