English

Noun

Valkyrie ‎(plural Valkyries)

1. Alternative spelling of valkyrie

English

Alternative forms

• Valkyrie
• Walkyrie

Noun

valkyrie ‎(plural valkyries)

1. (Norse mythology) Any of the female attendants of Odin, figures said to guide fallen warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla.

   Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen (published 1853) famously features valkyries.

Translations

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse valkyrja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /valkyːriə/, [valˈkʰyɐ̯ˀiə]

Noun

valkyrie c (singular definite valkyrien, plural indefinite valkyrier)

1. valkyrie
2. fury, virago (a large, strong, courageous or aggressive woman)

Inflection

External links

• valkyrie on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da