Walkyrie

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vælˈkɪərɪ/, /ˈvælkɪərɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wäl kēr′ē, -kī′rē, väl-, wäl′kēr ē, väl′-)

Wal•kyr•ie (wäl kēr′ē, -kī′rē, väl-, wäl′kēr ē, väl′-),USA pronunciation n.

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Walkyrie /vælˈkɪərɪ; ˈvælkɪərɪ/ n

Val•kyr•ie (val kēr′ē, -kī′rē, väl-, val′kə rē),USA pronunciation n. [Scand. Myth.]

Mythologyany 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.

Also, Walkyrie.

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

Val•kyr′i•an, adj.

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Valkyrie, Walkyrie /vælˈkɪərɪ; ˈvælkɪərɪ/Valkyr /ˈvælkɪə/ n

any of the beautiful maidens who serve Odin and ride over battlefields to claim the dead heroes and take them to Valhalla

Etymology: 18th Century: from Old Norse Valkyrja, from valr slain warriors + köri to chooseValˈkyrian adj

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