Valr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - valr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "valr" in Norwegian.

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

valr
valr, m. (N. Pl. -ir) Falk; valr - sá erí öðrum löndum þœtti mikil gersimií vera: hvítir valir Kgs. 4324 fg; hannhljóp þegar á hinn skjóta hest, er sváflaug sem in skjótasta svala eða (sem)valr sœkir bráð sína Klm. 30412; Fld. I,4858; Bp. I, 14325. 71833; Gunl. 2 (1962);SE. I, 21218; adskilles fra gáshaukrLandsl. 7, 52, fra gáshaukr og sparr-haukr Klm. 1012.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᛚᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.
p.
Pagina, side.
Pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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