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Valkyrie¹
Where it comes from
The proper noun Valkyries was attested before the common noun valkyries. See the entry valkyrie for more.
noun Valkyries
- Alternative spelling of valkyrie
valkyrie²
- /ˈvælˌkɪ.ɹi/ UK, US
- /ˈvælˌkɚ.i/ UK, US
- /ˈvɑl-/ UK, US
Where it comes from
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.
noun valkyries · Valkyria · Valkyrie · Walkyrie
- Any of the female attendants of Odin, figures said to guide fallen warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla. Wagner's “Der Ring des Nibelungen” (1853) famously features valkyries.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nordic, valkyria, walkyrie, valkyr, walkyr, einherjar, valhall, freyja, valhalla, shieldmaiden, freya, einheriar, fólkvangr, valhallan, valgrind, brunhild
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noun any of the female attendants, or handmaidens of Odin
| Español | valquiria, valkiria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 발키리 balkiri, 왈퀴리아 walkwiria |
| 日本語 | ワルキューレ warukyūre, 戦乙女 ikusaotome, 戦女神 ikusamegami, ヴァルキュリヤ varukyuriya, ヴァルキューレ varukyūre, ヴァルキリー varukirī |
| 中文 | 女武神 nǚ wǔ shén, 瓦尔基里 wá ér jī lǐ |
| Português | valquíria |
| Français | valkyrie |
| Deutsch | Walküre |
| Italiano | valchiria, walkiria, walchiria |
| Ελληνικά | βαλκυρία valkyría |
| Română | walkirie |
| Русский | вальки́рия valʹkírija |
| العربية | فَالْكِيرِي fālkīrī |
| עברית | ולקיריה |
Talk about this word "valkyrie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/valkyrie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. valkyrie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/valkyrie "valkyrie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/valkyrie.Cite this
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title = {valkyrie},
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