Vali
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- proper noun
- /ˈvæli/
- Literature
- As an addendum to my post from the 17th, Vali Nasr has also weighed in on the debate about what the departure of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will mean for US policy.
Examples
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Vali R. Nasr, "International Politics, Domestic Imperatives, and Identity Mobilization: Sectarianism in Pakistan, 1979-1998," Comparative Politics, Jan. 2000, pp. 175-87.
Academic text (2009) -
In Norse mythology, Vali is known as the avenger of Balder.
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Selena Gomez in Giambattista Vali
Blog text (18) -
Only then does Rama, from a covert place, shoot his arrow through Vali's chest.
Academic text (1990) -
Oh, one other super positive thing I do each day is select a spray of something from my Essence of Vali collection, either one of her perfumes or a body oil and spray combination.
Blog text (17) -
But when the battle begins, Rama stands by as the powerful brother, Vali, mauls and virtually paralyzes Sugreeva.
Academic text (1990) -
After some bewilderment at first, even Rama's victim Vali, who is more temperamental than evil, recognizes the rightness of what has happened.
Academic text (1990) -
According to the legends, Vali is one of the sons of Odin.
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The story of Vali highlights his significant role among the Aesir gods.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name Vali comes from Old Norse and is linked to a word meaning 'the slain', the same root you see in valkyrie ('chooser of the slain'). He was born to get revenge for Balder, so the name helps you remember his role as a god of revenge and battle.