Vǫlundr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Vǫlundr m (genitive Vǫlundar)

  1. (Norse mythology) Wayland, a smith of Germanic legend

Declension
  Declension of Vǫlundr (strong u-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Vǫlundr
accusative Vǫlund
dative Vǫlundi
genitive Vǫlundar

Derived terms
  • Vǫlundarkviða

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