Val

Old Norse Dictionary - val

Meaning of Old Norse word "val" in English.

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

val
adv. = vel, according to the spelling of some vellums, e. g. Bs. i. 89 sqq. (Cod. Holm. No. 5), Stj., Barl.; but not so in good standard Icel. spelling.

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

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Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
Cod.
Codex.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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