Valhǫll

Old Norse

Etymology

From (uncountable, in the singular) valr (“the dead, slain in battle (i.e., dead warriors)”) +‎ hǫll (“hall”).

Pronunciation

(12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑlˌhɒlː/
(13th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑlˌhɒlː/

Proper noun

Valhǫll f (genitive Valhallar)

Valhalla

Inflection

Declension of Valhǫll (strong ō-stem, indefinite singular only)

feminine	singular
feminine	indefinite
nominative	Valhǫll
accusative	Valhǫll
dative	Valhǫll, Valhǫllu
genitive	Valhallar

Descendants

Icelandic: Valhöll
Faroese: Valhøll
Norwegian Nynorsk: Valhall
Old Swedish: *Valhal
- Swedish: Valhall
Danish: Valhal
- Norwegian Bokmål: Valhall
→ English: Valhalla, Walhalla
→ German: Walhall, Valhall, Walhalla, Valhalla

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