Re: Axe time :apropos zoegas bday :

apropos Zoega Day:

if this is right, it should be about a month from now - namely 28th of march.
(taken from:http://members.tripod.com/genealogy14/GeirHallgrimsson.html : 23rd of Feb. 2005)

Geir Tómasson Zoega, f. 28. mars 1857 á Bræðraparti á Akranesi., d. 15. apríl 1928 í Reykjavík., Rektor Menntaskólans í Reykjavík.

kind regards
Bjartmar

At 18:35 2005-02-23 +0000, you wrote:

In my Zoega, it gives the Old Norse name as Val -kyrja and the Definition of Chooser of the Slain / valkyrie, well thats where it all started, Odin's Daughters were they not, I found it logical to look in Zoega under V

He also gives val-mær = valkyrie and valr - the slain valrauf -plundering the slain

there are several words beginning Val- and so many seem to be to do with the Slain in Battle or else val- words are to do with Battle.

Thank the Gods for Geir T. Zoëga we should have a Zoëga Day

Patricia

Who has by now formed the opinion that more of our words in English relate to Old Norse that one could suspect.

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Was a valkyrie - what is the old Norse name for this?

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