valkyrje

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Valkyrjeritt
Ride of the Valkyrs

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old Norse valkyrja, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²vaːl.çʏr.je/, /²vaːl.kyr.je/

Noun[edit]

valkyrje f or m (definite singular valkyrja or valkyrjen, indefinite plural valkyrjer, definite plural valkyrjene)

  1. (Norse mythology) a valkyrie; female attendant of Odin that leads fallen warriors to Valhalla

References[edit]

“valkyrje” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“valkyrje” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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valkyrje
valkyrie

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old Norse valkyrja, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²vaːl.çʏr.jə/, /²vaːɽ.çʏr.jə/

Noun[edit]

valkyrje f (definite singular valkyrja, indefinite plural valkyrjer, definite plural valkyrjene)

  1. (Norse mythology) a valkyrie; female attendant of Odin that leads fallen warriors to Valhalla

See also[edit]

References[edit]

“valkyrje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.