Valir
Old Norse Dictionary - valirMeaning of Old Norse word "valir" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
valir Old Norse word can mean:
- valir
- m. pl. [A. S. Walas or Wealas; mid. Lat. Wallus], the ‘Welsh,’ esp. the Celtic people in France, Frakkar, Flæmingjar, Valir (Franks, Flemings, Walloons), Symb. 18; Völum Kjarr, Cear ruled the ‘Welsh,’ FaS. i. (in a verse); Valir ok Bretar, Art.; allir Valirnir undruðusk, the ‘Welsh,’ i. e. French, Karl. 35.
- valir
- II. spec. usages; Vala málmr, ‘Welsh’ ore, i. e. gold, Hdl. 8, FaS. iii. 31 (in a verse); Vala ript, a texture of the ‘Welsh,’ i. e. foreign, costly texture, Skv. 3. 63; Vala mengi, a host of ‘Welsh,’ id.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛚᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- esp.
- especially.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- mid. Lat.
- middle Latin.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- spec.
- specially.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Art.
- Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Symb.
- Symbolae. (H. IV.)
- Hdl.
- Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
- Skv.
- Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
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