wælcyrge
Old English
Alternative forms
- uualcyrġe, wælcyrġe, wælcyriġe, walcrigge, walcyrġe — Early Old English
- wælcerie, wælcyrie, wælkyrie
- ƿælcyrġe — wynn spelling
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ, either by descent or through Old Norse valkyrja.
Pronunciation
Noun
wælcyrġe f
- a malevolent female demon
- a sorceress, a female witch
- her syndan wiccan & wælcyrian. (Wulfstan, Sermo ad Anglos, ca. 1015)