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: m. [A. S. wæl or walre], the slain; allan þann val, sem fellr á þeim á velli, gef ek Oðni, FaS. i. 380; konungr lét skip upp setja ok bera á valinn, and bear the dead on board, Hkr. i. 152; þær (the Valkyriur), ríða jafnan at kjósa val, ok ráða vígum, Edda 22. cp. Vþm. 46; kanna valinn, to search the field after a battle, Eg. 123, FmS. i. 182, Nj. 45; ræna val, Ó. H. 184; val þann allan er þar hafði fallit, id.; braut ór valnum, 220; sneru þar til er valrinn lá, 219.

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 (I)

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

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