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
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
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012