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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ, either by descent or through Old Norse valkyrja. Equivalent to wæl + cyre.
Pronunciation
Noun
wælcyrġe f
- a malevolent female demon
- a sorceress, a female witch
- her syndan wiccan & wælcyrian. (Wulfstan, Sermo ad Anglos, ca. 1015)
Declension
Weak:
Descendants