Valkyrie的词源

英文词源

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.

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.

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