Völuspá

From Old Norse Vǫluspá, from vǫlu, genitive of vǫlva (“truth-sayer, staff-carrier, prophetess”), from vǫlr (“rounded staff”) (cognate with the Gothic walus, Old English wala, walu, Old Frisian walu), from Proto-Germanic *waluz (“staff, stick”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn”).

Völuspá

1. The Prophecy of the Vǫlva; the first poem of the Poetic Edda.

From Old Norse Vǫluspá.

Völuspá f

1. the Völuspá

From Old Norse Vǫluspá.

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Völuspá f (proper noun, genitive Völuspá)

1. the Völuspá

From Old Norse Vǫluspá.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvœlʏˌspaː/
• Rhymes: -aː
• Hyphenation: Vö‧lu‧spá

Völuspá f (genitive singular Völuspár, no plural)

1. the Völuspá

From Old Norse Vǫluspá.

Völuspá f

1. (Norse literature) Völuspá (first book of the Poetic Edda)