Völvu-staðir

Old Norse Dictionary - völvu-staðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "völvu-staðir" (or vǫlvu-staðir) in English.

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

völvu-staðir (vǫlvu-staðir)
Icel. local name, Gullþ. S.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
S.
Saga.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
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