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Valkyrie
n. (
in
Norse mythology
) each of Odin's twelve handmaidens who selected heroes destined to be slain in battle.
Etymology
: ON Valkyrja,
lit
. 'chooser of the slain' f. valr the slain + (
unrecorded
) kur-, kuz- rel. to CHOOSE
Useful english dictionary
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2012
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