Völundr
nafnorðkarlkyn
[ Wêland; Wieland; hence too comes gallant, from Fr. galant; an appellative (?), like höfundr]:—Wayland the Smith, Welant, a myth. hero common to all Teutonic people, , 82, 185; the legends about him are contained in the old lay Völundar-kviða, 88–94 (List of Authors A. II), and the S. 57
2. as appell. a master smith, a great artist, = δαίδαλος; bækr þinar ofnar völundum, woven by Waylands, 7 ( πέπλος δαίδαλος); Hrafn var völundr at hagleik, bæði at tré ok at járni, i. 640; Fróði konungr átti tvá smiði er völundar vóru at hagleik, i. 14; völundr rómu, the master of battle, Odin, ix. (in a verse); and so in usage, hann er mesti Völundr, he is a great Völund, a great master, of a smith. Völundar-hús, ‘Wayland’s house,’ a labyrinth, 85; en feti þó hvergi burt úr Völundar-húsi, 92; this myth. word is still in use in
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- 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.
- EddaEdda. (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.)