Valkyrie

Noun CEFR B2

ˈvælˌkɪ.ɹi

Definitions

Any of the female attendants of Odin, figures said to guide fallen warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla.
Norse
Alternative spelling of valkyrie.
alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

Españolvalkiria valquiria

Françaisvalkyrie

DeutschWalküre

18 more languages

العربيةالفتاة الإسطوريّة فَالْكِيرِي

Catalàvalquíria

Češtinavalkýra

ΕλληνικάΒαλκυρία

Íslenskavalkyrja

ItalianoValchiria walchiria walkiria

日本語ヴァルキューレヴァルキュリャヴァルキリーワルキューレ女武神戦乙女戦女神

한국어발키리 왈퀴리아

NederlandsWalkure

PortuguêsValquíria

Românăwalkirie

Русскийвалькирия

Slovenčinavalkýra

Svenskavalkyria

Examples

“Wagner's “Der Ring ⟳ des Nibelungen” (1853) famously features valkyries.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Valla Valla Beach Valladares Valladolid Vallance Vallar

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