HyperDic: valkyrie

English > 1 sense of the word Valkyrie:
NOUNperson Valkyrie(Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla
English > Valkyrie: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla.
CategoryNorse mythologyThe mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity
InstancesBrunhild, Brunnhilde, BrynhildA Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried
Instance ofmythical beingAn imaginary being of myth or fable
Spanishvalquiria
Catalanvalquíria

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