Walküre

German

Etymology

18th century, from Old Norse valkyrja (“chooser of the slain”), from valr (“the slain”) + kyrja (“chooser”), from kjósa (“to choose”). The first element is related with native German Walstatt, the latter with Kür.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /valˈkyːʁə/, (rare) /ˈvalˌkyːʁə/
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Noun

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  1. Valkyrie

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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