wælcyrge
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- uualcyrġe, wælcyrġe, wælcyriġe, walcrigge, walcyrġe — Early Old English
- wælcerie, wælcyrie, wælkyrie
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ, either by descent or through Old Norse valkyrja.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wælcyrġe f
- a malevolent female demon
- a sorceress, a female witch
- her syndan wiccan & wælcyrian. (Wulfstan, Sermo ad Anglos, ca. 1015)
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *welh₃-
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵews-
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English feminine nouns