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单词 valkyrie
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Valkyrie in British English

or Walkyrie (vælˈkɪərɪ, ˈvælkɪərɪ) or Valkyr (ˈvælkɪə)
noun
Norse mythology
any of the beautiful maidens who serve Odin and ride over battlefields to claim the dead heroes and take them to Valhalla
Derived forms
Valkyrian (Valˈkyrian)
adjective
Word origin
C18: from Old Norse Valkyrja, from valr slain warriors + köri to choose

Valkyrie in American English

(vælˈkɪri; ˈvælkɪri)
noun
Norse Mythology
any of the maidens of Odin who conduct the souls of heroes slain in battle to Valhalla and attend them there
Derived forms
Valkyrian (Valˈkyrian)
adjective
Word origin
ON valkyrja, lit., chooser of the slain < valr, those slain (see Valhalla) + kjōsa, to choose

Examples of 'Valkyrie' in a sentence
Valkyrie

` Valkyrie " had been ordered, suddenly, the previous day, a Saturday, 15th July.
Townsend, Eileen IN LOVE AND WAR
Rosie Quantock hovers over all three of them like a benevolent Valkyrie.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
No, he'd not found the ordering of ` Valkyrie "'suspicious '.
Townsend, Eileen IN LOVE AND WAR
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