völva

名词 n.
/ˈvɜːlvə/|/ˈvɒlvə/|/ˈvəʊlvə/    /ˈvɑlvə/|/ˈvoʊlvə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. In Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy. Germanic,historical
    — In the Eddas, Odin conjures up a dead volva and questions her about Baldur's fate.
  2. Any prophetess, sooth-sayer, or witch. broadly

词形变化

völvas plural volva alternative

词源

From Old Norse vǫlva (völva in modern Icelandic).
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