valtr

See also: Valtr

Old Norse

FWOTD – 18 December 2018

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waltaz (“changing; unstable,”) from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist.”).

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈwɑltr̩/

Adjective

valtr

  1. easily upset, unstable, unsteady
    vǫlt er þessa heims hamingja

Declension

Strong declension of valtr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative valtr vǫlt valt
accusative valtan valta valt
dative vǫltum valtri vǫltu
genitive valts valtrar valts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative valtir valtar vǫlt
accusative valta valtar vǫlt
dative vǫltum vǫltum vǫltum
genitive valtra valtra valtra
Weak declension of valtr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative valti valta valta
accusative valta vǫltu valta
dative valta vǫltu valta
genitive valta vǫltu valta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫltu vǫltu vǫltu
accusative vǫltu vǫltu vǫltu
dative vǫltum vǫltum vǫltum
genitive vǫltu vǫltu vǫltu
Declension of comparative of valtr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative valtari valtari valtara
accusative valtara valtari valtara
dative valtara valtari valtara
genitive valtara valtari valtara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative valtari valtari valtari
accusative valtari valtari valtari
dative vǫlturum vǫlturum vǫlturum
genitive valtari valtari valtari
Strong declension of superlative of valtr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative valtastr vǫltust valtast
accusative valtastan valtasta valtast
dative vǫltustum valtastri vǫltustu
genitive valtasts valtastrar valtasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative valtastir valtastar vǫltust
accusative valtasta valtastar vǫltust
dative vǫltustum vǫltustum vǫltustum
genitive valtastra valtastra valtastra
Weak declension of superlative of valtr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative valtasti valtasta valtasta
accusative valtasta vǫltustu valtasta
dative valtasta vǫltustu valtasta
genitive valtasta vǫltustu valtasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫltustu vǫltustu vǫltustu
accusative vǫltustu vǫltustu vǫltustu
dative vǫltustum vǫltustum vǫltustum
genitive vǫltustu vǫltustu vǫltustu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: valtur
  • Gutnish: valltar
  • Ostrobothnian: vallt, valltro
  • Nilandian: vallter

Further reading

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