Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Norse myth., one. of the company of handmaidens of Odin, usually said to number nine, though the number varies.
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Not only was the game underpinned by a citywide addiction to valkyr, but the game also dealt with right and wrong, Payne's vengeance motivated search for the killers of his family, and his internal battles.
Must Watch: First International Trailer for Max Payne « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Swooping directly down upon him with incredible velocity was what seemed at first glance to be a bird-woman, a valkyr out of the pages of Norse mythology.
The Winds of Chance Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913
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