Völsi

Old Norse Dictionary - völsi

Meaning of Old Norse word "völsi" (or vǫlsi) in English.

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

völsi (vǫlsi): a. m. [evidently the same word as Gr. φαλλός], the name of a heathen phallus-idol, as to which see the curious story in Fb. ii. 331–336 (called Völsa-þáttr).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Gr.: Greek.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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