Valkyrja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - valkyrja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "valkyrja" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

valkyrja
valkyrja, f. kvindeligt Væsen som opvartede i valhöll og som af Odin sendtes til Val-pladsen for at kjósa feigð á menn okráða sigri. Vsp. 24; SE. 120. Jvf. Völ., Hat., Hund. 2; Sigrdrif.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᛚᚴᛦᚱᛁᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
p.
Pagina, side.

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