No. 664 in Icelandic

valur

"Valur" in Icelandic means "gyrfalcon."

In a sentence

Valur er nafn á vinsælum íþróttaklúbbi á Íslandi.
Valur is the name of a popular sports club in Iceland.
Noun, used as a proper noun representing the name of the sports club.
Ég hef alltaf val um það hvað ég borða í kvöldmat.
I always have a choice about what I eat for dinner.
Noun, referring to the concept of choice or option.
Valurinn stjórnar fjölbreytileikanum í verkefninu.
The selection controls the diversity in the project.
Noun, referring to a selection or election determining an outcome.

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