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Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse valgrind, from valr (“dead warrior”) + grind (“gate”), in reference to Valgrind in Norse mythology, the main entrance to Valhalla.
Noun
valgrind f (genitive singular valgrindar, nominative plural valgrindur)
- shield
Declension
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- “valgrind” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen