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
- 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 |
Descendants
- Icelandic: valtur
- Gutnish: valltar
- Westrobothnian: völter, valter
- Ostrobothnian: vallt, valltro
- Nilandian: vallter
References
- valtr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press