Völdugleikr

Old Norse Dictionary - völdugleikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "völdugleikr" (or vǫldugleikr) in English.

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

völdugleikr Old Norse word can mean:

völdugleikr (vǫldugleikr): m. power, authority, Stj. 83 (v. l.), 298.

völdugleikr (vǫldugleikr): 2. as a title; yðar v., your highness, Mar.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, völdugleikr may be more accurately written as vǫldugleikr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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