wælcyrie

wælcyrie: f (-an/-an) (chooser of the slain), witch, sorcerer [Valkyrie] (3); According to the mythology, as seen in its Northern form, the Val-kyrjur were the goddesses who chose the slain that were to be conducted by them to Odin's hall - Val-halla

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Valkyr — Valkyria Val*kyr i*a, n. [Icel. valkyrja (akin to AS. w[ae]lcyrie); valr the slain + kj[=o]sa to choose. See {Valhalla}, and {Choose}.] (Scand. Myth.) One of the maidens of Odin, represented as awful and beautiful, who presided over battle and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Valkyria — Val*kyr i*a, n. [Icel. valkyrja (akin to AS. w[ae]lcyrie); valr the slain + kj[=o]sa to choose. See {Valhalla}, and {Choose}.] (Scand. Myth.) One of the maidens of Odin, represented as awful and beautiful, who presided over battle and marked out… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Walkyr — Valkyria Val*kyr i*a, n. [Icel. valkyrja (akin to AS. w[ae]lcyrie); valr the slain + kj[=o]sa to choose. See {Valhalla}, and {Choose}.] (Scand. Myth.) One of the maidens of Odin, represented as awful and beautiful, who presided over battle and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Valkyrie — 1768, one of 12 war maidens who escorted the brave dead to Valhalla, from O.N. valkyrja, lit. chooser of the slain, from valr those slain in battle (see VALHALLA (Cf. Valhalla)) + kyrja chooser, from ablaut root of kjosa to choose, from P.Gmc.… … Etymology dictionary

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