valchiria

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse valkyrja (literally “chooser of the slain”).

Noun

valchiria f (plural valchirie)

  1. (Norse mythology) Valkyrie, Walkyrie
  2. (figuratively) virago, battleaxe (domineering woman)
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