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völvas

völvas is the plural of völva.

Meaning of völva

Noun

völva (plural völvas)

  1. (Germanic, historical) In Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy.
    • In the Eddas, Odin conjures up a dead volva and questions her about Baldur's fate.1988, Freya Aswinn, Runes & Feminine Powers: Northern Mysteries & Magick, page 30
    Synonyms:
    seiðkona
  2. (broadly) Any prophetess, sooth-sayer, or witch.

Questions about völvas

What is völvas the plural of?
Völvas is the plural of völva.

Words near völvas in the dictionary

  1. Völsung
  2. Völundarkviða
  3. Völuspá
  4. Völuspá in skamma
  5. völva
  6. völvas
  7. Vörå
  8. Vāc
  9. Vāmana
  10. Vāyu
  11. Vădeni

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