"Vǫluspá" meaning in Old Norse

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Proper name

Forms: strong [table-tags], Vǫluspá [indefinite, nominative], Vǫluspá [accusative, indefinite], Vǫluspá [dative, indefinite], Vǫluspár [genitive, indefinite]
Etymology: From vǫlva (“seeress, völva”) + spá (“prophecy”). Etymology templates: {{compound|non|vǫlva|spá|t1=seeress, völva|t2=prophecy}} vǫlva (“seeress, völva”) + spá (“prophecy”) Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|tr=}} Vǫluspá f, {{non-proper noun|f}} Vǫluspá f Inflection templates: {{non-decl-f-o2|Vǫluspá|Vǫluspá|form=sing-indef|gs=Vǫluspár}}, {{non-decl-blank-sing-indef|apd=Vǫluspáarnar, Vǫluspáirnar|api=Vǫluspáar, Vǫluspáir|asd=Vǫluspáina|asi=Vǫluspá|dpd=Vǫluspáunum|dpi=Vǫluspáum|dsd=Vǫluspáinni|dsi=Vǫluspá|g=feminine|gpd=Vǫluspáanna|gpi=Vǫluspáa|gsd=Vǫluspárinnar|gsi=Vǫluspár|notes=|npd=Vǫluspáarnar, Vǫluspáirnar|npi=Vǫluspáar, Vǫluspáir|nsd=Vǫluspáin|nsi=Vǫluspá|stem=strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals|title=Vǫluspá}}, {{non-decl-cell|Vǫluspá|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Vǫluspá|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Vǫluspá|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Vǫluspár|gsi}}
  1. the Prophecy of the Seeress (Völuspá); the first poem of the Poetic Edda. Tags: feminine

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