valdr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waldaz, from *waldaną (“to rule”).

Noun

valdr m

1. wielder, ruler

Declension

  Declension of valdr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	valdr	valdrinn	valdar	valdarnir
accusative	vald	valdinn	valda	valdana
dative	valdi	valdinum	vǫldum	vǫldunum
genitive	valds	valdsins	valda	valdanna

References

• “valdr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Adjective

valdr

1. (with genitive) the cause of, guilty of

Declension

    Strong declension of valdr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	valdr	vǫld	valdt
accusative	valdan	valda	valdt
dative	vǫldum	valdri	vǫldu
genitive	valds	valdrar	valds
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	valdir	valdar	vǫld
accusative	valda	valdar	vǫld
dative	vǫldum	vǫldum	vǫldum
genitive	valdra	valdra	valdra

    Weak declension of valdr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	valdi	valda	valda
accusative	valda	vǫldu	valda
dative	valda	vǫldu	valda
genitive	valda	vǫldu	valda
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫldu	vǫldu	vǫldu
accusative	vǫldu	vǫldu	vǫldu
dative	vǫldum	vǫldum	vǫldum
genitive	vǫldu	vǫldu	vǫldu

    Declension of comparative of valdr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	valdari	valdari	valdara
accusative	valdara	valdari	valdara
dative	valdara	valdari	valdara
genitive	valdara	valdari	valdara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	valdari	valdari	valdari
accusative	valdari	valdari	valdari
dative	vǫldurum	vǫldurum	vǫldurum
genitive	valdari	valdari	valdari

    Strong declension of superlative of valdr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	valdastr	vǫldust	valdast
accusative	valdastan	valdasta	valdast
dative	vǫldustum	valdastri	vǫldustu
genitive	valdasts	valdastrar	valdasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	valdastir	valdastar	vǫldust
accusative	valdasta	valdastar	vǫldust
dative	vǫldustum	vǫldustum	vǫldustum
genitive	valdastra	valdastra	valdastra

    Weak declension of superlative of valdr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	valdasti	valdasta	valdasta
accusative	valdasta	vǫldustu	valdasta
dative	valdasta	vǫldustu	valdasta
genitive	valdasta	vǫldustu	valdasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫldustu	vǫldustu	vǫldustu
accusative	vǫldustu	vǫldustu	vǫldustu
dative	vǫldustum	vǫldustum	vǫldustum
genitive	vǫldustu	vǫldustu	vǫldustu

References

• “valdr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press