Völundr
nafnorð, karlkyn
Merkingar
m. [A. S. Wêland; Germ. Wieland; hence too comes Engl. gallant, from Teut. Fr. galant; prop. an appellative (?), like höfundr]:—Wayland the Smith, Germ. Welant, a myth. hero common to all Teutonic people, Edda, Þiðr. 82, 185; the legends about him are contained in the old lay Völundar-kviða, Sæm. 88–94 (List of Authors A. II), and the Þiðr. S. ch. 57 sqq.
- 2.
as appell. a master smith, a great artist, = δαίδαλος; bækr þinar ofnar völundum, woven by Waylands, Hðm. 7 (cp. Gr. πέπλος δαίδαλος); Hrafn var völundr at hagleik, bæði at tré ok at járni, Bs. i. 640; Fróði konungr átti tvá smiði er völundar vóru at hagleik, Fms. i. 14; völundr rómu, the master of battle, i. e. Odin, ix. (in a verse); and so in mod. usage, hann er mesti Völundr, he is a great Völund, a great master, of a smith. Völundar-hús, n. ‘Wayland’s house,’ a labyrinth, Stj. 85; en feti þó hvergi burt úr Völundar-húsi, Lil. 92; this myth. word is still in use in Icel.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Germ.
- German.
- Engl.
- English.
- Teut.
- Teutonic.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- ch.
- chapter.
- sqq.
- following.
- cp.
- compare.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- i. e.
- id est.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks saga. (G. I.)
- Sæm.
- Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)
- Hðm.
- Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Lil.
- Lilja. (A. III.)