- Dictionary
- S
- Slain
- Related Words
Words related to slain
slain
S s -
valkyrie
any of the beautiful maidens attendant upon Odin who bring the souls of slain warriors chosen by Odin or Tyr to Valhalla and there wait upon them. -
slay
to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric. -
valhalla
the hall of Odin into which the souls of heroes slain in battle and others who have died bravely are received. -
abel
the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8) -
absalom
the third son of David, who rebelled against his father and was eventually killed by Joab (II Samuel 15–18) -
adonis
a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite. Killed by a wild boar, he was believed to spend part of the year in the underworld and part on earth, symbolizing the vegetative cycle