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valur.

gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈvaːlʏr]
  1. gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse valr (“hawk, falcon”).

noun[ˈvaːlʏr]
  1. the fallen; casualties of a war or battle

    masculine · no-plural
Where this word comes from

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

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