valkyries

 [val-keer-ee, -kahy-ree, vahl-, val-kuh-ree]  

Val·kyr·ie

   [val-keer-ee, -kahy-ree, vahl-, val-kuh-ree]
noun Scandinavian Mythology.
any of the beautiful maidens attendant upon Odin who bring the souls of slain warriors chosen by Odin or Tyr to Valhalla and there wait upon them.
Also, Walkyrie.

Origin:
< Old Norse valkyrja chooser of the slain (cognate with Old English wælcyrie witch), equivalent to val(r) the slain in battle, slaughter (cognate with Old English wæl) + kyrja chooser (cognate with Old English cyrie); akin to choose

Related forms
Val·kyr·i·an, adjective
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