valur

See also: válur and Válur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse valr (“the slain, the fallen”), from Proto-Germanic *walaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛaːlʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛaːlʊɹ

Noun

valur m (genitive singular vals, plural valir)

  1. (historical) battlefield

Declension

m17 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative valur valurin valir valirnir
Accusative val valin valir valirnar
Dative vali valinum vølum/
valum		 vølunum/
valunum
Genitive vals valsins vala valanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːlʏr/
  • Rhymes: -aːlʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse valr (“hawk, falcon”).

Noun

valur m (genitive singular vals, nominative plural valir)

  1. gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse valr (“the slain, the fallen”), from Proto-Germanic *walaz (“corpse, body; carnage”).

Noun

valur m (genitive singular vals, no plural)

  1. the fallen; casualties of a war or battle
Declension

Old French

Noun

valur m (oblique plural valurs, nominative singular valurs, nominative plural valur)

  1. value
  2. valor; braveness
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