Valkyrie
[ val-keer-ee, -kahy-ree, vahl-, val-kuh-ree ]
/ vælË?kɪər i, -Ë?kaɪ ri, vÉ‘l-, Ë?væl kÉ™ ri /
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noun Scandinavian Mythology.
any of the beautiful maidens attendant upon Odin who bring the souls of slain warriors chosen by Odin or Tyr to Valhalla and there wait upon them.
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Origin of Valkyrie
<Old Norse valkyrja chooser of the slain (cognate with Old English wælcyrie witch), equivalent to val(r) the slain in battle, slaughter (cognate with Old English wæl) + kyrja chooser (cognate with Old English cyrie); akin to choose
OTHER WORDS FROM Valkyrie
Val·kyr·i·an, adjectiveWords nearby Valkyrie
Valinda, valine, valinomycin, valise, Valium, Valkyrie, Valla, Valladolid, vallate, vallate papilla, vallation
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Valkyrie
Walkyrie Valkyr (Ë?vælkɪə)
/ (vælË?kɪərɪ, Ë?vælkɪərɪ) /
noun
Norse myth any of the beautiful maidens who serve Odin and ride over battlefields to claim the dead heroes and take them to Valhalla
Derived forms of Valkyrie
Valkyrian, adjectiveWord Origin for Valkyrie
C18: from Old Norse Valkyrja, from valr slain warriors + köri to choose
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