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Old Norse
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
Declension of comparative of valtr
Strong declension of superlative of valtr
Weak declension of superlative of valtr
Descendants
References
- “valtr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press