wælcyrge

== Old English == === Alternative forms === uualcyrġe, wælcyrġe, wælcyriġe, walcrigge, walcyrġe — Early Old English wælcerie, wælcyrie, wælkyrie === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ, either by descent or through Old Norse valkyrja. Equivalent to wæl +‎ cyre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwæl.kyr.je/, [ˈwæɫ.kyrˠ.je] === Noun === wælcyrġe f a malevolent female demon glossing Eurynis, Allecto, Bellona, Gorgo (wælkyrian eagan =oculos gorgoneos) a sorceress, a female witch her syndan wiccan & wælcyrian. (Wulfstan, Sermo ad Anglos, ca. 1015) Wonders of the East ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: walkirie, walkyrie