völva
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
völva (plural völvas)
- (historical) In Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy.
- (by extension) Any prophetess, sooth-sayer, or witch.
Translations edit
in 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 edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse vǫlva (“prophetess”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
völva f (genitive singular völvu, nominative plural völvur)
- völva; prophetess
- Synonym: spákona
Declension edit
declension of völva
Derived terms edit
- tölva (“computer”)
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
völva f (plural völvas)
- völva (Old Norse prophetess)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Old Norse vǫlva. Compare the more philologically accurate (but still not naturally inherited) vala.
Noun edit
völva c
- völva (a prophetess)
Declension edit
Declension of völva | ||||
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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