Väl-häl'la, n.

n. [Icel. valhöll, i. e., hall of the slain, from valr, A-S. wæl, O. H. Ger. wal, slaughter, and Icel. höll, a royal hall, A-S. heal, O. Sax. & O. H. Ger. halla. See HALL.] (Scandinavian Myth.) The palace of immortality, inhabited by the souls of heroes slain in battle. [Written also valhall and valhalla.] Brande.