Válka

Old Icelandic Dictionary - válka

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "válka" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

válka Old Icelandic word can mean:

válka
I)
válka
n. tossing to and fro, esp. at sea (fekk harm þá v. mikit).
válka
II)
válka
(að), v.
válka
1) to toss to and fro, drag with oneself (eigi hœfir svá gömlum karli at v. svá væna mey);
válka
2) v. e-t fyrir sér, v. e-t í hugnum, to ponder over;
válka
3) refl., ~st í e-u, to wallow in (þeir höfðu ~zt í róðru ok blóði).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛚᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
n.
neuter.
e-t
eitthvat.
e-u
einhverju.

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