Vǫlundr

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *Wēlanduz, *Wēlandaz, from *Wilą-ndz (literally “crafting one”).^[1] Cognate with Old English Weland, Welund, Old High German Wiolant, Old Frisian ᚹᛖᛚᚩᛞᚢ (weladu /⁠Welandu⁠/) and others.

Proper noun edit

Vǫlundr m (genitive Vǫlundar)

(Norse mythology) Wayland, a smith of Germanic legend

Declension edit

Declension of Vǫlundr (strong u-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
masculine	indefinite
nominative	Vǫlundr
accusative	Vǫlund
dative	Vǫlundi
genitive	Vǫlundar

Derived terms edit

Vǫlundarkviða

References edit

^ Gillespie, George T. A Catalogue of Persons Named in Germanic Heroic Literature

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