vǫlr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waluz.

Noun

vǫlr m (genitive valar, dative veli, plural velir)

  1. a rounded staff

Declension

Declension of vǫlr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vǫlr vǫlrinn velir velirnir
accusative vǫl vǫlinn vǫlu vǫluna
dative veli velinum vǫlum vǫlunum
genitive valar valarins vala valanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: völur
  • Faroese: vølur
  • Norn: vol
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vol
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vol
  • Old Swedish: val
    • Swedish: val (dial.)
  • Danish: ol, vol