Válka
Old Icelandic Dictionary - válkaMeaning 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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