Faroese

Noun

valur m (genitive singular vals, plural valir)

1. (historical) battlefield

Declension

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːlʏr/
• Rhymes: -aːlʏr

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

Old French

Noun

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

1. value
2. valor; braveness

Related terms

• valeir