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valdr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *waldaz, from *waldaną (to rule), whence the verb valda.

Noun

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valdr m

  1. wielder, ruler

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • allvaldr (mighty ruler, literally all-wielder)

References

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  • valdr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Adjective

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valdr

  1. (with genitive) the cause of, guilty of

Declension

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References

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  • valdr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press