Val·kyr·ie (v l-kîr  , -k r, vlk -r) also Wal·kyr·ie (wäl-kîr, -kr, väl-, wälk-r, väl-)n. Mythology Any of Odin's handmaidens who conducted the souls of the slain to Valhalla. [Old Norse Valkyrja; see wel - in Indo-European roots.] |
Valkyrie, Walkyrie [vælˈkɪərɪ ˈvælkɪərɪ], Valkyr [ˈvælkɪə]
n
(Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth any of the beautiful maidens who serve Odin and ride over battlefields to claim the dead heroes and take them to Valhalla
[from Old Norse Valkyrja, from valr slain warriors + köri to choose]
Valkyrian adj
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| Noun | 1. |  Valkyrie - (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to ValhallaNorse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity |
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