wælcyrge

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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

IPA^(key): /ˈwæl.kyr.je/, [ˈwæɫ.kyrˠ.je]

Noun

wælcyrġe f

a malevolent female demon
- glossing Eurynis, Allecto, Bellona, Gorgo (wælkyrian eagan =oculos gorgoneos)
a sorceress, a female witch
- her syndan wiccan & wælcyrian. (Wulfstan, Sermo ad Anglos, ca. 1015)

Descendants

Middle English: walkirie, walkyrie

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