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val·hal·la \valˈhalə, välˈhälə, vȧlˈhȧlə\ noun also wal·hal·la \wȯl-, wäl-\ (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Valhalla, Walhalla, in Norse mythology the hall of Odin into which he receives the souls of heroes slain in battle, from German & Old Norse; German Walhalla, from Old Norse Valhöll, literally, hall of the slain, from valr the slain + höll hall; akin to Old English wæl slaughter, the slain, Old High German wal, Old Irish fuil blood — more at hall : a place of honor or glorification : shrine < announced that later a pantheon will replace the present tomb … as a Valhalla for all the fallen heroes — Newsweek > < has made the … city a gourmet's Valhalla and lures lovers of fine food from all over the world — J.A.Maxwell > |