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Valkyrie

[ val-keer-ee, -kahy-ree, vahl-, val-kuh-ree ]

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. 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.


Valkyrie

/ ˈvælkɪərɪ; vælˈkɪərɪ; ˈvælkɪə /

noun

  1. Norse myth any of the beautiful maidens who serve Odin and ride over battlefields to claim the dead heroes and take them to Valhalla
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ³Õ²¹±ôˈ°ì²â°ù¾±²¹²Ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Õ²¹±ô·°ì²â°ùi·²¹²Ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Valkyrie1

< Old Norse valkyrja chooser of the slain (cognate with Old English ·Éæ±ô³¦²â°ù¾±±ð witch), equivalent to val ( r ) the slain in battle, slaughter (cognate with Old English ·Éæ±ô ) + kyrja chooser (cognate with Old English cyrie ); akin to choose
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Valkyrie1

C18: from Old Norse Valkyrja, from valr slain warriors + °ìö°ù¾± to choose
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