falla í val

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *in walą fallaną. Cognate with Old English on wæl feallan.

Verb

falla í val

1. (idiomatic) to fall in battle
   • Anonymous, Hárbarðsljóð 24.5-8:

     Óðinn á jarla · þá er í val falla
     en Þórr á þræla kyn!

     Odin owns the earls who fall in battle,
     but Thor owns the race of thralls!

Descendants

• Icelandic: falla í val