Definition of Valkyria

1. n. One of the maidens of Odin, represented as awful and beautiful, who presided over battle and marked out those who were to be slain, and who also ministered at the feasts of heroes in Valhalla.

2. n. One of the maidens of Odin, represented as awful and beautiful, who presided over battle and marked out those who were to be slain, and who also ministered at the feasts of heroes in Valhalla.

Medical Definition of Valkyria

1. One of the maidens of Odin, represented as awful and beautiful, who presided over battle and marked out those who were to be slain, and who also ministered at the feasts of heroes in Valhalla. Alternative forms: Valkyr, and Walkyr. Origin: Icel. Valkyrja (akin to AS. Waelcyrie); valr the slain + kjosa to choose. See Valhalla, and Choose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Valkyria

valihas
valinch
valinches
valine
valine-pyruvate transaminase
valine-tRNA ligase
valines
valinomycin
valis
valise
valiselike
valises
valium
valiums
valkyr
valkyria (current term)
valkyrielike
valkyries
valkyrs
valla
vallar
vallary
vallate
vallate papilla
vallation
vallations
vallatory
vallecula
vallecula cerebelli
vallecula epiglottica

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