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valkyrie
1. сканд. миф. валькирия
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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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun Etymology: German & Old Norse; German Walkure, from Old Norse valkyrja, literally, chooser of the slain; akin to Old English w?lcyrige witch, Old Norse valr the slain, Old High German kiosan to choose — more at choose Date: 1770 any of the maidens of Odin who choose the heroes to be slain in battle and conduct them to Valhalla ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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- 1768, one of 12 war-maidens who escorted the brave dead to Valhalla, from O.N. valkyrja, lit. "chooser of the slain," from valr "those slain in battle" + kyrja "chooser," from ablaut root of kjosa "to choose," from P.Gmc. *keusan, from PIE *geus- "to taste, choose." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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