Val-rauf

Old Norse Dictionary - val-rauf

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

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

val-rauf
n. = valrof, [O. H. G. wala-raupa; A. S. weal-reáf], spoils, prop. the robbing the slain, cp. Gr. ἔναρα, Lat. spolia, Bragi (in the verse Hkr. i. begin.)

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
begin.
beginning.
cp.
compare.
Gr.
Greek.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
prop.
proper, properly.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

Back
↑