valkyrie

== English == === Alternative forms === Valkyria, Valkyrie, Walkyrie === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse valkyrja sg (“chooser of the slain”), plural valkyrjur pl, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ. Cognate to Old English wælcyrġe. First attested in English as a proper noun (Valkyries) in the 1770s; attested as a common noun (valkyries) since the 1880s. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈvælˌkɪ.ɹi/, /ˈvælˌkɚ.i/, /ˈvɑl-/ === Noun === valkyrie (plural valkyries) (Norse mythology) Any of the female attendants of Odin, figures said to guide fallen warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla. ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === valkyrie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Danish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Old Norse valkyrja, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /valkyːriə/, [valˈkʰyɐ̯ˀiə] === Noun === valkyrie c (singular definite valkyrien, plural indefinite valkyrier) (Norse mythology) valkyrie fury, virago (a large, strong, courageous or aggressive woman) ==== Declension ==== === References === “valkyrie” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse valkyrja. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /val.ki.ʁi/ === Noun === valkyrie f (plural valkyries) valkyrie === Further reading === “valkyrie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012