wælcyrge

Old English

Alternative forms
  • uualcyrġe, wælcyrġe, wælcyriġe, walcrigge, walcyrġe — Early Old English
  • wælcerie, wælcyrie, wælkyrie

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ, either by descent or through Old Norse valkyrja.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwæl.kyr.je/, [ˈwæɫ.kyrˠ.je]

Noun

wælcyrġe f

  1. a malevolent female demon
    • glossing Eurynis, Allecto, Bellona, Gorgo (wælkyrian eagan =oculos gorgoneos)
  2. a sorceress, a female witch
    • her syndan wiccan & wælcyrian. (Wulfstan, Sermo ad Anglos, ca. 1015)

Descendants
  • Middle English: walkirie, walkyrie
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