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

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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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