中文词源
Valkyrie 瓦尔基里（北欧神话中奥丁神待女，负责挑选阵亡者并将他们带到Valhalla）
来自古诺斯语 valkyrja,来自val-,勇士，战死的英雄，来自PIE*wele,击，打，撕，词源同vulture,kyrja-,选择，遴选，词源同choose.
英语词源
- Valkyrie (n.)
- 1768, one of 12 war-maidens who escorted the brave dead to Valhalla, from Old Norse valkyrja, literally "chooser of the slain," from valr "those slain in battle" (see Valhalla) + kyrja "chooser," from ablaut root of kjosa "to choose," from Proto-Germanic *keusan, from PIE *geus- "to taste, choose" (see gusto). Old English form was Wælcyrie, but they seem not to have figured as largely in Anglo-Saxon tales as in Scandinavian. German Walküre (Wagner) is from Norse. Related: Valkyrian.
权威例句
- 1. In some Norse sources , Brunhild has supernatural and is described as a Valkyrie.
- 在某些北欧传说中, 她具有超自然力,被认为是一个瓦尔基里.