allvaldr

Old Norse

Etymology

From allr (“whole, all”) +‎ valdr (“wielder, ruler”).

Noun

allvaldr m

  1. sovereign, king

Declension

Declension of allvaldr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative allvaldr allvaldrinn allvaldar allvaldarnir
accusative allvald allvaldinn allvalda allvaldana
dative allvaldi allvaldinum allvǫldum allvǫldunum
genitive allvalds allvaldsins allvalda allvaldanna

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “allvaldr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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