"Valhal" meaning in Old Swedish

See Valhal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Valhal [indefinite, nominative], Valhal [accusative, indefinite], Valhal [dative, indefinite], Valhala [genitive, indefinite], Valhalar [genitive, indefinite]
Etymology: From Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”). Etymology templates: {{der|gmq-osw|non|Valhǫll}} Old Norse Valhǫll Head templates: {{head|gmq-osw|proper noun|g=m}} *Valhal m
  1. (Norse mythology) The home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir. Tags: Norse, masculine, reconstruction
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