völva
English
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Noun
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
in Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy
Further reading
völva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Witchcraft in the Orkney Islands
- Folklore.ee
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvœlva/
- Rhymes: -œlva
Declension
declension of völva
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | völva | völvan | völvur | völvurnar |
accusative | völvu | völvuna | völvur | völvurnar |
dative | völvu | völvunni | völvum | völvunum |
genitive | völvu | völvunnar | völva | völvanna |
Swedish
See also
völva on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia sv
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