Valdi

Old Norse Dictionary - valdi

Meaning of Old Norse word "valdi" in English.

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

valdi
a, m. a wielder, keeper; kjóla valdi, a ‘keel-wielder,’ skipper, Hým.; ein-valdi, fólk-valdi, a ruler, Lex. Poët.: as a pr. name, Sig-valdi, Á-valdi, Öl-valdi, Landn., etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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