Val-göltr

Old Norse Dictionary - val-göltr

Meaning of Old Norse word "val-göltr" (or val-gǫltr) in English.

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

val-göltr (val-gǫltr): m., poët. a helmet, Lex. poët.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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