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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