falla í val

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *in walą fallaną. Cognate with Old English on wæl feallan.

Verb

falla í val

  1. (idiomatic) to fall in battle
    • Anonymous, Hárbarðsljóð 24.5-8:
      Óðinn á jarla · þá er í val falla
      en Þórr á þræla kyn!
      Odin owns the earls who fall in battle,
      but Thor owns the race of thralls!

Descendants

  • Icelandic: falla í val
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