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Val·halla (val hal′ə, väl häl′ə)
noun
Norse Myth. the great hall where Odin receives and feasts the souls of heroes fallen bravely in battle
also Valhall Val·hall′ (val hal′, väl häl′)
Etymology: 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
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