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 Definitions of valkyrie  [ælˈkɪər i, -ˈkaɪ ri, vɑl-, ˈvæl kə ri]  

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Definition of 'valkyrie' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Valkyrie
(in Norse myth) any of the female spirits who bring the souls of slain warriors to Valhalla.

Etymology:  (< ON valkyrja=val(r) the slain in battle, slaughter (c. OE wæl) +kyrja chooser (c. OE cyrie); akin to choose)

Definition of 'valkyrie' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Valkyrie
(Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla

'valkyrie' - Nearby Entries  

valine  valise  valium  valkyrie  valle d'aosta  vallecula  valletta  



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