Valhalla
English
/vælˈhælə/, /vælˈhælə/
proper noun
Definitions
- (Norse mythology) The home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir.
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse Valhǫll root from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (hit, strike, wound, injure).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*welh₃-
Gloss
hit, strike, wound, injure
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
傷
Emoji
🎯
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Valhallan English
- vulnerō Latin
- vulnus Latin
- Walküre German
- Walhalla Italian
- οὐλή Ancient Greek
- ἁλίσκομαι Ancient Greek
- ἅλωσις Ancient Greek
- *welh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *welh₃-ti Proto-Indo-European
- Valhalla Portuguese
- *walakuzjǭ Proto-Germanic
- *walaz Proto-Germanic
- *welwaną Proto-Germanic
- Valhǫll Old Norse
- hǫll Old Norse
- valr Old Norse
- Valhal Danish
- Valhöll Icelandic
- 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌻𐍅𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐍅𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wlannos Proto-Celtic
- *wolis Proto-Celtic
- *welnō Proto-Italic