Valr

Old Norse Dictionary - valr

Meaning of Old Norse word "valr" in English.

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

valr Old Norse word can mean:

valr: 1. m., pl. valir, [prob. an abbreviation for val-haukr = a carrion-hawk]:—a hawk; veiða vali, Grág. ii. 346, Gþl. 51; vals hamr, the skin of a valr, Edda, passim.

valr: 2. adj. [A.s. ana-wealg = ávalr], round, oval; en vínferill valr rifnaði, Hým. 31; in á-valr, see völr, a round stick.

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

Similar entries:

Valr (II)

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

prob.: probably.

adj.: adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

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