Jǫruvǫllr in Old Norse

Forms: Jǫruvallar [genitive] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Probably from jara (“fight, battle”) + vǫllr (“vale, field”), thus meaning "Battle-vale". Etymology templates: {{compound|non|jara|vǫllr|t1=fight, battle|t2=vale, field}} jara (“fight, battle”) + vǫllr (“vale, field”) Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|tr=}} Jǫruvǫllr m

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"Jǫruvǫllr" meaning in Old Norse

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