"Völuspá" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Old Norse Vǫluspá, from vǫlu, genitive of vǫlva (“truth-sayer, staff-carrier, prophetess”), from vǫlr (“rounded staff”) (cognate with the Gothic walus, Old English wala, walu, Old Frisian walu), from Proto-Germanic *waluz (“staff, stick”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|non|Vǫluspá}} Old Norse Vǫluspá, {{cog|got|walus}} Gothic walus, {{cog|ang|wala}} Old English wala, {{cog|ofs|walu}} Old Frisian walu, {{der|en|gem-pro|*waluz|t=staff, stick}} Proto-Germanic *waluz (“staff, stick”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wel-|t=to turn}} Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Völuspá
  1. The Prophecy of the Vǫlva; the first poem of the Poetic Edda. Wikipedia link: Völuspá Translations (first poem of the Poetic Edda): Völuspá (Dutch), Vøluspá [feminine] (Faroese), Völuspá (German), Völuspá (Icelandic), Völuspá (Portuguese), Прорица́ние вёльвы (Proricánije vjólʹvy) [neuter] (Russian), Valans spådom (Swedish), Пророкування вельви (Prorokuvannja velʹvy) [neuter] (Ukrainian), Пророцтво вельви (Proroctvo velʹvy) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Völuspá-en-name-5Pt1Ft~N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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