vǫlva
Old Norse
Etymology
From Old Norse vǫlr (“staff”), an apparent characteristic of the vǫlva.
Pronunciation
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Noun
vǫlva f (genitive vǫlu, plural vǫlur)
- völva; prophetess, seeress, witch
- Baldrs draumar, stanza 4:
- Þá reið Óðinn
fyrir austan dyrr,
þar er hann vissi
vǫlu leiði;
nam hann vittugri
valgaldr kveða,
unz nauðig reis,
nás orð of kvað.- Then rode Odin
before the eastern door:
there, he knew, was
the seeress’ grave;
He began (wise in witchcraft)
to sing a spell to wake the dead,
until reluctantly she rose
and spoke a dead woman's words.
- Then rode Odin
- Baldrs draumar, stanza 4:
Declension
Declension of vǫlva (weak wōn-stem)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Danish: vølve c
- → English: völva
- Faroese: vølva f
- Icelandic: völva f
- Swedish: völva
- Norwegian: volve, volva
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