Walhalla

== English == === Etymology === The city in South Carolina was founded by German settlers, so the name in this case is probably of German origin. Compare with Valhalla. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === (US, for the places in SC and ND) IPA(key): /wɑlˈhɑlə/ === Proper noun === Walhalla Alternative form of Valhalla. A city in North Dakota, United States. A city, the county seat of Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw and the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia. ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Alternative forms === Walhall, Valholl === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /valˈhala/ === Etymology 1 === Ultimately from Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”). First element related to Old High German wal (“battlefield”), Middle High German wal, wale (“battlefield; field, meadow”); second element to German Halle (“hall”). ==== Proper noun ==== Walhalla f or n (proper noun, strong, genitive Walhalla or Walhallas) (Norse mythology) Valhalla, the home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir. Synonym: Walhall === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Walhalla f (proper noun, genitive Walhalla) a pantheon in Donaustauf, Bavaria, commissioned by Ludwig I of Bavaria to contain marble busts honoring distinguished figures from German history ===== Related terms ===== Walküre Walstatt ===== References ===== ===== Further reading ===== “Walhalla”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Walhalla” in Duden online “Walhalla” in Duden online “Walhalla” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Italian == === Alternative forms === Valalla, Valhalla === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin, from Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vaˈlal.la/ Rhymes: -alla === Proper noun === il Walhalla m (Norse mythology) Valhalla (the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle) == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin, from Old Norse Valhǫll. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /valˈxal.la/ Rhymes: -alla Syllabification: Wal‧hal‧la === Proper noun === Walhalla f (Norse mythology) Valhalla (home of warriors slain gloriously in battle) Hypernyms: raj, zaświaty ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Walhalla”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) Walhalla in PWN's encyclopedia