Yfir-vald
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-vald
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-vald"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word yfir-vald can mean:yfir-vald
- yfir-vald
- n. ‘over-rule,’ power, rule; Sveinn jarl hafði y. í Noregi, the rule, the royal power, Grett. 97 A.
- yfir-vald
- 2. mod. person., the authorities, Pass. 26. 8, 28. 3, passim; vera yfirvaldinu undir-gefinn, yfirvöld og undir-gefnir; yfirvalds-dróttning, a sovereign queen, Art.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᚢᛅᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Art.
- Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.