Valhalla

Valhalla
Valhalla heavenly hall in which Odin receives the souls of heroes slain in battle, 1768, from O.N. Valhöll "hall of the battle-slain;" first element from valr "those slain in battle," from P.Gmc. *walaz (Cf. O.E. wæl "slaughter, bodies of the slain," O.H.G. wal "battlefield, slaughter"), from PIE root *wele- "to strike, wound" (Cf. Avestan vareta- "seized, prisoner," L. veles "ghosts of the dead," O.Ir. fuil "blood," Welsh gwel "wound"). Second element is from höll "hall," from PIE root *kel- "to conceal" (see CELL (Cf. cell)). Reintroduced by 18c. antiquaries. Figurative sense is from 1845.

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  • Valhalla — Valhalla, NY U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 5379 Housing Units (2000): 1886 Land area (2000): 2.675387 sq. miles (6.929220 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.846023 sq. miles (2.191190 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.521410 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Valhalla, NY — U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 5379 Housing Units (2000): 1886 Land area (2000): 2.675387 sq. miles (6.929220 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.846023 sq. miles (2.191190 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.521410 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Valhalla — Val*hal la, n. [Icel. valh[ o]ll, literally, hall of the slain; valr the slain (akin to AS. w[ae]l, OHG. wal battlefield, wuol defeat, slaughter, AS. w[=o]l pestilence) + h[ o]ll a royal hall. See {Hall}, and cf. {Walhalla}.] [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Valhalla — (nord. Myth.), s. Walhalla …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • Valhalla — [val hal′, väl häl′val hal′ə, väl häl′ə] n. [ModL < ON valhöll (gen. valhallar), hall of the slain < valr, slaughter, the slain (< IE base * wel , to tear, wound, corpse > L volnus, Gr oulē, a wound) + höll; akin to OE heall,HALL]… …   English World dictionary

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