BRUNHILD

Meaning of BRUNHILD in English

/broon"hilt, -hild, broohn"-/ , n. (in the Nibelungenlied )

a queen of Isenland and the bride of Gunther, for whom she was won by Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Scandinavian legends.

Also, Brunhilde /broon hil"deuh/ , Brünnhilde .

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BRUNHILD — noun Etymology: German Date: 1842 a queen in Germanic legend won by Siegfried for Gunther
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BRUNHILD — I born с 534 died 613, Renève, Burgundy Queen of the Frankish kingdom of Austrasia . Daughter of a king …
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BRUNHILD — noun Etymology: German Date: 1842 : a queen in Germanic legend won by Siegfried for Gunther
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BRUNHILD — [Brun.hild] n [G]: a queen in Germanic legend won by Siegfried for Gunther
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BRUNHILD — also spelled Brunhilda, Brunhilde, Brnhild, or Brynhild, a beautiful Amazon-like princess in ancient Germanic heroic literature, known from Old Norse …
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BRUNHILD — or Brunhilda or Brynhild Beautiful Amazon-like heroine of ancient Germanic literature. She is known from Old Norse sources, notably the …
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BRUNHILD — born 0441; 534 died 613, Renève, Burgundy Queen of the Frankish kingdom of Austrasia . Daughter of a king of …
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BRUNHILD — Pronunciation: ' brün- ˌ hilt Function: noun Etymology: G Date: 1842 : a queen in Germanic legend won by Siegfried …
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SIEGFRIED — noun Etymology: German Date: 1831 a hero in Germanic legend who slays a dragon guarding a gold hoard and wakes …
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GUNTHER — noun Etymology: German Date: 1907 a Burgundian king and husband of Brunhild in Germanic legend
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SIGEBERT I — born 535 died November? 575, Vitry, near Arras Frankish king of the Merovingian dynasty . On the death of his …
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SIEGFRIED — or Sigurd Hero of German and Old Norse mythology noted for his outstanding strength and courage. He is one of …
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NIBELUNGENLIED — (German; " Song of the Nibelungs ") Middle High German epic poem written с 1200 by an unknown poet from …
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MEROVINGIAN DYNASTY — (476–750) Frankish dynasty considered the first French royal house. It was named for Merovech (fl. с 450), whose son Childeric …
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COLUMBAN, SAINT — born с 543, Leinster, Ireland died Nov. 23, 615, Bobbio, Italy; feast day November 23 Irish abbot and missionary. One …
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NIBELUNGENLIED — /nee"beuh loong'euhn leet'/ , n. a Middle High German epic of c1200, related to the Scandinavian Volsunga Saga and telling …
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ISENSTEIN — /ee"seuhn stuyn', ee"zeuhn-/ ; Ger. /ee"zeuhn shtuyn'/ , n. (in the Nibelungenlied ) the home of Brunhild in Isenland. Cf. …
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ISENLAND — /ee"seuhn land', -leuhnd, ee"zayn-/ ; Ger. /ee"zeuhn lahnt'/ , n. (in the Nibelungenlied ) the country of Brunhild, usually identified …
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GUNTHER — /gun"theuhr/ for 1, 3; /goon"teuhr/ for 2 , n. 1. John , born 1901, U.S. journalist and author. 2. (in …
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BRYNHILD — /brin"hild/ , n. Scand. Legend. a Valkyrie and the wife of Gunnar, for whom she was won by Sigurd: corresponds …
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BRÜNNHILDE — /broon hil"deuh/ ; Ger. /brddyuun'hil"deuh/ , n. 1. the heroine of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs. Cf. Siegfried . 2. …
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SIEGFRIED — noun Etymology: German Date: 1831 : a hero in Germanic legend who slays a dragon guarding a gold hoard and …
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SIGEBERT II — died 653, 664 also called Sigebert The Good, or Sigebert Sanctus king of the East Saxons, or Essex (from c. …
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SIEGFRIED — old Norse Sigurd figure from the heroic literature of the ancient Germanic people. He appears in both German and Old …
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NIBELUNGENLIED — (German: Song of the Nibelungs), Middle High German epic poem written about 1200 by an unknown Austrian from the Danube …
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KRIEMHILD — in Germanic heroic legend, sister of the Burgundian kings Gunther, Gernot, and Giselher. In Norse legend she is called Gudrun, …
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GALSWINTHA — born c. 540, , Spain died 568, Neustria French Galswinthe daughter of Athanagild, Visigothic king of Spain; sister of Brunhild, …
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FREDEGUND — died 597, Paris French Frdgonde queen consort of Chilperic I, the Merovingian Frankish king of Soissons. Originally a servant, Fredegund …
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CHLOTAR II — born , May or June 584 died Oct. 18, 629 Merovingian king of Neustria and sole ruler of the Franks …
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CHILPERIC I — born c. 539 died , September or October 584, Chelles, France Merovingian king of Soissons whom Gregory of Tours, a …
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WIDOW — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES black widow war widow COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ Pepita had been trying …
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SIGEBERT — born 535 died November? 575, Vitry, near Arras Frankish king of the Merovingian dynasty . On the death of his …
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