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Valhalla

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /vælˈhælə/
  • Canada, US: /vælˈhælə/
  • Canada, US: /vɑlˈhɑlə/
  • rhymes with -ælə
  • rhymes with -ɑːlə
  • Canada: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: V AE2 L HH AE1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Norse

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A hamlet and census-designated place in Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An abode of the gods or afterlife in general.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

(Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Walhalla

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Heaven

History

Etymology

From New Latin, from Old Norse Valhǫll (from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”)).

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَالْهُول (fālhūl) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Arabic: فَالْهَالَا (fālhālā) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Belarusian: Вальха́ла (Valʹxála) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Belarusian: Вальга́ла (Valʹhála) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Bulgarian: Валха́ла (Valhála) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瓦爾哈拉 /瓦尔哈拉 (Wǎ'ěrhālā) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Danish: Valhal — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Danish: Valhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Danish: Valhall — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Dutch: Walhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Esperanto: Valhalo — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Estonian: Valhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Faroese: Valhøll — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Finnish: Valhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • French: Walhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • French: walhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • French: Valhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • French: valhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • French: Valhalle — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Georgian: ვალჰალა (valhala) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • German: Walhall — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • German: Walhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Greek: Βαλχάλλα (Valchálla) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Hebrew: וָלְהַאלַה (Valhalá) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Icelandic: Valhöll — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Italian: Walhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Italian: Valalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Italian: Valhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Japanese: ヴァルハラ (Varuhara) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Korean: 왈홀 (Walhol) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Korean: 발할라 (Balhalla) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Latin: Valhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Latvian: Valhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Lithuanian: Valhala — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Macedonian: Валха́ла (Valhála) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Norwegian: Valhall — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Old Norse: Valhǫll — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Persian: والهالا (vâlhâlâ) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Polish: Walhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Portuguese: Valhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Portuguese: Valhala — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Portuguese: Walhala — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Romanian: walhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Romanian: valhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Russian: Валга́лла (Valgálla) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Russian: Вальха́лла (Valʹxálla) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Russian: Вальга́лла (Valʹgálla) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Spanish: Valhalla — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Swedish: Valhall — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
  • Ukrainian: Вальга́лла (Valʹhálla) — in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle
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