Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

völuspá

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vo-lus-pa
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Prophecy of the Vǫlva; the first poem of the Poetic Edda.

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does völuspá mean?
The Prophecy of the Vǫlva; the first poem of the Poetic Edda.
Where does völuspá come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce völuspá

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “völuspá”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “völuspá”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “völuspá” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.