valur

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See also: Valur, válur, and Válur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse valr (the slain, the fallen), from Proto-Germanic *walaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

valur m (genitive singular vals, plural valir)

  1. (historical) battlefield

Declension

m17 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative valur valurin valir valirnir
accusative val valin valir valirnar
dative vali valinum vølum, valum vølunum, valunum
genitive vals valsins vala valanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse valr (hawk, falcon).

Noun

valur m (genitive singular vals, nominative plural valir)

  1. gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse valr (the slain, the fallen), from Proto-Germanic *walaz (corpse, body; carnage).

Noun

valur m (genitive singular vals, no plural)

  1. the fallen; casualties of a war or battle
Declension

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian valore and/or Sicilian valuri.

Pronunciation

Noun

valur m (plural valuri)

  1. valour

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin valōrem, accusative singular of valor, from Latin valeō.

Noun

valur oblique singularm (oblique plural valurs, nominative singular valurs, nominative plural valur)

  1. value
  2. valor; braveness

Descendants

  • French: valeur
  • Norman: valeu