See also: Valur, válur, and Válur

Faroese

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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valur m (genitive singular vals, plural valir)

  1. (historical) battlefield

Declension

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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse valr (hawk, falcon).

Noun

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valur m (genitive singular vals, nominative plural valir)

  1. gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
Declension
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    Declension of valur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative valur valurinn valir valirnir
accusative val valinn vali valina
dative val valnum völum völunum
genitive vals valsins vala valanna

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse valr (the slain, the fallen), from Proto-Germanic *walaz (corpse, body; carnage).

Noun

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valur m (genitive singular vals, no plural)

  1. the fallen; casualties of a war or battle
Declension
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    Declension of valur
m-s2 singular
indefinite definite
nominative valur valurinn
accusative val valinn
dative val valnum
genitive vals valsins

Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian valore and/or Sicilian valuri.

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Noun

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valur m (plural valuri)

  1. valour
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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. value
  2. valor; braveness
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Descendants

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  • French: valeur
  • Norman: valeu