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Definition of: valkyrie
(val·kir′ē, val′kir·ē) noun
In Norse mythology, one of the maidens who ride through the air and choose heroes from among those slain in battle, and carry them to Valhalla. Also val′kyr, Val·kyr′ie. [<ON valkyrja, lit., chooser of the slain <valr the slain + stem of kjōsa choose, select]
—val·kyr′i·an adjective
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