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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Valhalla \Val*hal"la\, n. [Icel. valh[94]ll, literally, hall of the slain; valr the slain (akin to AS. w[91]l, OHG. wal battlefield, wuol defeat, slaughter, AS. w[omac]l pestilence) + h[94]ll a royal hall. See {Hall}, and cf. {Walhalla}.] [Written also {walhalla}.] 1. (Scand. Myth.) The palace of immortality, inhabited by the souls of heroes slain in battle. 2. Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Walhalla \Wal*hal"la\, n. [Cf. G. walhalla, See {Valhalla}.] See {Valhalla}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Valhalla \Val*hal"la\, n. [Icel. valh[94]ll, literally, hall of the slain; valr the slain (akin to AS. w[91]l, OHG. wal battlefield, wuol defeat, slaughter, AS. w[omac]l pestilence) + h[94]ll a royal hall. See {Hall}, and cf. {Walhalla}.] [Written also {walhalla}.] 1. (Scand. Myth.) The palace of immortality, inhabited by the souls of heroes slain in battle. 2. Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Walhalla \Wal*hal"la\, n. [Cf. G. walhalla, See {Valhalla}.] See {Valhalla}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wellhole \Well"hole`\, n. 1. (Arch.) (a) The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase. (b) The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase. 2. A cavity which receives a counterbalancing weight in certain mechanical contrivances, and is adapted also for other purposes. --W. M. Buchanan. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Will \Will\, v. i. To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire. And behold, there came a leper and worshiped him, saying, Lord if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. --Matt. viii. 2, 3. Note: This word has been confused with will, v. i., to choose, which, unlike this, is of the weak conjugation. {Will I, nill I}, [or] {Will ye, hill ye}, [or] {Will he, nill he}, whether I, you, or he will it or not; hence, without choice; compulsorily; -- sometimes corrupted into willy nilly. [bd]If I must take service willy nilly.[b8] --J. H. Newman. [bd]Land for all who would till it, and reading and writing will ye, nill ye.[b8] --Lowell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wool-hall \Wool"-hall`\, n. A trade market in the woolen districts. [Eng.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Walhalla, ND (city, FIPS 82980) Location: 48.92122 N, 97.91674 W Population (1990): 1131 (552 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Walhalla, SC (town, FIPS 74095) Location: 34.77201 N, 83.06177 W Population (1990): 3755 (1726 housing units) Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29691 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Walla Walla, WA (city, FIPS 75775) Location: 46.06690 N, 118.34123 W Population (1990): 26478 (10649 housing units) Area: 26.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99362 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Willow Hill, IL (village, FIPS 82010) Location: 38.99634 N, 88.02129 W Population (1990): 268 (116 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62480 Willow Hill, PA Zip code(s): 17271 |