valur

See also: Valur, válur, and Válur

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛaːlʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːlʊɹ

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

• 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)

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

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian valore and/or Sicilian valuri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaˈluːr/

Noun

valur m (plural valuri)

1. valour

Related terms

• valoruż
• vvalorizza

 

Old French

Alternative forms

• valor
• valeur

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. value
2. valor; braveness

Related terms

• valeir / valoir
• vaillant

Descendants

• French: valeur
• Norman: valeu