Val-höll

Old Norse Dictionary - val-höll

Meaning of Old Norse word "val-höll" (or val-hǫll) in English.

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

val-höll Old Norse word can mean:

val-höll (val-hǫll): f. the Hall of the Slain, Walhalla, see Edda, Gm., Hdl., Em., Hkm., Skíða R., Nj. 132, HkR. i. 161, Fas. i. 424.

val-höll (val-hǫll): II. a foreign hall, of king Atli, Akv. 2. 14.

val-höll (val-hǫll): 2. the name of one of the booths in the Icel. Althing, Sturl. ii. 126; see búð.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

R.: Rimur.

v.: vide.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Em.: Eiríks-mál. (A. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

Hkm.: Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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