valdr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

valdr m

  1. wielder, ruler

Declension

Declension of valdr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative valdr valdrinn valdar valdarnir
accusative vald valdinn valda valdana
dative valdi valdinum vǫldum vǫldunum
genitive valds valdsins valda valdanna

Derived terms

  • allvaldr (“mighty ruler”, literally “all-wielder”)

Further reading

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

Adjective

valdr

  1. the cause of, guilty of [with genitive]

Declension

Strong declension of valdr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative valdr vǫld valdt
accusative valdan valda valdt
dative vǫldum valdri vǫldu
genitive valds valdrar valds
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative valdir valdar vǫld
accusative valda valdar vǫld
dative vǫldum vǫldum vǫldum
genitive valdra valdra valdra
Weak declension of valdr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative valdi valda valda
accusative valda vǫldu valda
dative valda vǫldu valda
genitive valda vǫldu valda
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫldu vǫldu vǫldu
accusative vǫldu vǫldu vǫldu
dative vǫldum vǫldum vǫldum
genitive vǫldu vǫldu vǫldu
Declension of comparative of valdr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative valdari valdari valdara
accusative valdara valdari valdara
dative valdara valdari valdara
genitive valdara valdari valdara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative valdari valdari valdari
accusative valdari valdari valdari
dative vǫldurum vǫldurum vǫldurum
genitive valdari valdari valdari
Strong declension of superlative of valdr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative valdastr vǫldust valdast
accusative valdastan valdasta valdast
dative vǫldustum valdastri vǫldustu
genitive valdasts valdastrar valdasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative valdastir valdastar vǫldust
accusative valdasta valdastar vǫldust
dative vǫldustum vǫldustum vǫldustum
genitive valdastra valdastra valdastra
Weak declension of superlative of valdr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative valdasti valdasta valdasta
accusative valdasta vǫldustu valdasta
dative valdasta vǫldustu valdasta
genitive valdasta vǫldustu valdasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫldustu vǫldustu vǫldustu
accusative vǫldustu vǫldustu vǫldustu
dative vǫldustum vǫldustum vǫldustum
genitive vǫldustu vǫldustu vǫldustu

Further reading

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