Grund-völlr

Old Norse Dictionary - grund-völlr

Meaning of Old Norse word "grund-völlr" (or grund-vǫllr) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

grund-völlr Old Norse word can mean:

grund-völlr (grund-vǫllr): m. [cp. Goth. grunduvaddjus = θεμέλιον; mid. H. G. gruntwal; Dan. grundvold]:

grund-völlr (grund-vǫllr): 1. prop. ground marked out for a building, marka grundvöll til húss (kirkju), Ld. 298, Fms. i. 203, Korm. 8, Sks. 110, Orkn. 286, Stj. 134.

grund-völlr (grund-vǫllr): 2. metaph. ground-plan, Mar. 12; setja grundvöll Kristni sinnar, Hom. 147; tólf postular eru grundvöllr undir várri trú, Mar. 12; er lítillæti sannr grundvöllr undir öllum mannkostum, id.; Kristiliga trú vera grundvöll ok upphaf góðra verka, Gþl. viii. (pref.); þann grundvöll, er upphaf er allrar speki, Sks. 4; af þessum grundvöllum timbrask enar mestu höfuð-úgæfur, 26; orð eðr erendi, er tekin eru af mannvits grundvelli, which are founded on good sense, 438; reisa hús af grundvelli, to raise a building from the ground, Fms. vi. 440. grundvallar-maðr, m. a founder, Anecd. 66.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, grund-völlr may be more accurately written as grund-vǫllr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚾᛏ-ᚢᚢᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Goth.: Gothic.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

pref.: preface.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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