Valdr

Old Norse Dictionary - valdr

Meaning of Old Norse word "valdr" in English.

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

valdr Old Norse word can mean:

valdr: m. = valdi, Lex. poët. passim; but in prose only in the compd all-valdr; besides many poët. compds, her-valdr, ógn-valdr, see Lex. poët.

valdr: 2. in the latter part of pr. names, Þór-valdr, Ás-valdr, Rögn-valdr, dropping the v in Har-aldr, Ingj-aldr, Arn-aldr, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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