wælcyrge
Old English
Alternative forms
- uualcyrġe, wælcyrġe, wælcyriġe, walcrigge, walcyrġe — Early Old English
- wælcerie, wælcyrie, wælkyrie
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ, either by descent or through Old Norse valkyrja. Equivalent to wæl + cyre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwæl.kyr.je/, [ˈwæɫ.kyrˠ.je]
Noun
wælcyrġe f
- a malevolent female demon
- a sorceress, a female witch
- her syndan wiccan & wælcyrian. (Wulfstan, Sermo ad Anglos, ca. 1015)
Declension
Weak feminine (n-stem):
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wælcyrġe | wælcyrġan |
| accusative | wælcyrġan | wælcyrġan |
| genitive | wælcyrġan | wælcyrġena |
| dative | wælcyrġan | wælcyrġum |