Vald

Old Norse Dictionary - vald

Meaning of Old Norse word "vald" in English.

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

vald Old Norse word can mean:

vald
n., pl. völd, [Germ. ge-walt; Dan. vold; cp. valda]:—power, might, authority; eiga vald á e-u, Sks. 160; hafa vald til e-s, Fms. x. 337; vald ok lög, vald ok dóm, Bs. i. 741, 742; ef ek á svá mikit vald á þúr, Nj. 10; gefask á vald e-s, to submit to one, Fms. xi. 392; ganga til valds, Bs. i. 764; valds-dagar, 280; Guð er öll hefir völdin, id.; vald ok skipan, 694; leggja á e-s vald, Fb. ii. 179: með valdi, by force, Fms. xi. 392, Eg. 41; yfir-vald, authority.
vald
2. power, dominion; vald landsins, Fms. i. 23; kirkju-vald, Bs. i. 789, Ó. H. 47; þá skal valds-maðr reiða ór sínu valdi, Js. 4.
vald
II. plur. the cause or making of a thing, mostly in a bad sense, Fms. vi. 350; kenni ek þér völd um þat, I charge it on thee, thou hast done it, Fær. 255; kenna sér völd um þat harðrétti, Rd. 249; af mínum völdum, by my making, Fms. ii. 188; af hans völdum, Grág. i. 94; ok göra hann sannan at völdunum, bring it home to him, 95; skaða þann er orðinn er af völdum konu þinnar, Nj. 76; af manna-völdum, by human hands, see p. 408, col. 1.
vald
III. in chess, a guard; hróks-vald, peðs-vald. valds-maðr, m. a mighty man, in plur. the great, Fms. iv. 209, vii. 315, Js. 4; höfðingja ok valdsmenn, Fms. vii. 164; valdsmaðr (a ruler) yfir þessu ríki, xi. 232; veraldligir valdsmenn, the great of this world, K. Á. 220.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
plur.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
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