valkyrja

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse valkyrja, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- + *ǵews-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɬ.ˌtʃɪɹ.ja/, /ˈval.ˌtʃʰɪr.ja/

Noun

valkyrja f (genitive singular valkyrju, plural valkyrjur)

  1. Valkyrie

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative valkyrja valkyrjan valkyrjur valkyrjurnar
accusative valkyrju valkyrjuna valkyrjur valkyrjurnar
dative valkyrju valkyrjuni valkyrjum valkyrjunum
genitive valkyrju valkyrjunnar valkyrja valkyrjanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse valkyrja, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- + *ǵews-.

Noun

valkyrja f (genitive singular valkyrju, nominative plural valkyrjur)

  1. Valkyrie

Declension

Declension of valkyrja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative valkyrja valkyrjan valkyrjur valkyrjurnar
accusative valkyrju valkyrjuna valkyrjur valkyrjurnar
dative valkyrju valkyrjunni valkyrjum valkyrjunum
genitive valkyrju valkyrjunnar valkyrja valkyrjanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

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valkyrja
valkyrie

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse valkyrja, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²vaːl.çʏr.ja/, ,

Noun

valkyrja f (definite singular valkyrja, indefinite plural valkyrjer or valkyrjor, definite plural valkyrjene or valkyrjone)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of valkyrje (“valkyrie”)
  2. definite singular of valkyrje

Declension

Historical inflection of valkyrja
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Aasen1 Valkyrja Valkyrja Valkyrjor Valkyrjorna
1901 valkyrja (valkyrju) valkyrja (valkyrjo) valkyrjor (valkyrjur) valkyrjorne (valkyrjune)
1917 valkyrja valkyrje valkyrja valkyrjor valkyrjer valkyrjone valkyrjene
1938 valkyrje valkyrja valkyrjer valkyrjene
2012 (current) valkyrje valkyrja valkyrjer valkyrjene

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

References

“valkyrje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- + *ǵews-. Compare the younger compound valkjósandi.

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈwɑlˌkyr.jɑ/

Noun

valkyrja f (genitive valkyrju, plural valkyrjur)

  1. Valkyrie

Declension

  Declension of valkyrja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative valkyrja valkyrjan valkyrjur valkyrjurnar
accusative valkyrju valkyrjuna valkyrjur valkyrjurnar
dative valkyrju valkyrjunni valkyrjum valkyrjunum
genitive valkyrju valkyrjunnar valkyrja valkyrjanna

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