Words that come from Old Norse “valr”

28 words across 14 languages descend from Old Norse valr — including Valhalla, Valkyrie, valkyrie, Valgrind, Valkyrian, Valhallan, valkyrie, valkűr.

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English (7)

Old Norse (4)

Danish (2)

Hungarian (2)

Italian (2)

Faroese (2)

Icelandic (2)

Czech (1)

Slovak (1)

Russian (1)

Japanese (1)

Portuguese (1)

Spanish (1)

German (1)