Val-dýr

Old Norse Dictionary - val-dýr

Meaning of Old Norse word "val-dýr" in English.

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

val-dýr
n. a carrion-beast, esp. a wolf, Vsp. 55.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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