völva
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse vǫlva (völva in modern Icelandic).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜːlvə/, /ˈvɒlvə/, /ˈvəʊlvə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɑlvə/, /ˈvoʊlvə/
- Rhymes: -ɑlvə
Noun
editvölva (plural völvas)
- (historical) In Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy.
- (by extension) Any prophetess, sooth-sayer, or witch.
Translations
editin Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy
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Further reading
edit- völva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Witchcraft in the Orkney Islands
- Folklore.ee
Anagrams
editIcelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse vǫlva (“prophetess”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvölva f (genitive singular völvu, nominative plural völvur)
- völva; prophetess
- Synonym: spákona
Declension
editdeclension of völva
Derived terms
edit- tölva (“computer”)
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editvölva f (plural völvas)
- völva (Old Norse prophetess)
Swedish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Old Norse vǫlva. Compare the more philologically accurate (but still not naturally inherited) vala.
Noun
editvölva c
- völva (a prophetess)
Declension
editDeclension of völva | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | völva | völvan | völvor | völvorna |
Genitive | völvas | völvans | völvors | völvornas |
Further reading
edit- völva in Svensk ordbok.
- völva on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia sv
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