Meanings
- The Prophecy of the Vǫlva; the first poem of the Poetic Edda.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wel-“to turn”
- Proto-Germanic*waluz“staff, stick”
- Old NorseVǫluspá
- EnglishVöluspá
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”).
More words from Old Norse, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch Völuspá
- Völuspáfirst poem of the Poetic Edda
German Völuspá
- Völuspáfirst poem of the Poetic Edda
Icelandic Völuspá
- Völuspáfirst poem of the Poetic Edda
Portuguese Völuspá
- Völuspáfirst poem of the Poetic Edda
Russian Прорица́ние вёльвы
- Прорица́ние вёльвы (Proricánije vjólʹvy)first poem of the Poetic Edda
Swedish Valans spådom
- Valans spådomfirst poem of the Poetic Edda
Ukrainian Пророкування вельви, Пророцтво вельви
- Пророкування вельви (Prorokuvannja velʹvy)first poem of the Poetic Edda
- Пророцтво вельви (Proroctvo velʹvy)first poem of the Poetic Edda
Cite this entry
Völuspá. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V%C3%B6lusp%C3%A1
“Völuspá.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V%C3%B6lusp%C3%A1. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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