Valgrind

From Old Norse Valgrind, from valr (“dead warrior”) + grind (“gate”).

Valgrind

1. (Norse mythology) The main entrance to Valhalla in Norse mythology.

Borrowed from Old Norse Valgrind, from valr (“dead warrior”) + grind (“gate”).

Valgrind f (proper noun, genitive singular Valgrindar)

1. (Norse mythology) Valgrind (the main entrance to Valhalla in Norse mythology)

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• “valgrind” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen

From Old Norse Valgrind, from valr (“dead warrior”) + grind (“gate”).

• IPA^(key): /²vaːlɡrɪn(d)/, /²vaːɽɡrɪn(d)/

Valgrind f

1. Valgrind