Valkyrian

adjective

Val·​kyri·​an

(ˈ)val¦kirēən,

-kīr-

: of or relating to the Valkyries or to battle

like some Valkyrian hero lighting a fire in a black forest

—Anais Nin

Word History

Etymology

valkyrie + -an

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Rhymes for Valkyrian

• adlerian
• caesarian
• cyclopean
• empyrean
• euclidean
• european
• grammarian
• hercynian
• huronian
• jacobean
• kampuchean
• maccabean