Brun·hild (br n h lt )n. A queen in the Nibelungenlied who is won as a bride by Gunther. |
Brunhild [ˈbrʊnhɪld -hɪlt], Brünnhilde (German) [brynˈhɪldə]
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(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in the Nibelungenlied) a legendary queen won for King Gunther by the magic of Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Norse mythology
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| Noun | 1. | Brunhild - a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide mythology - myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity Teuton - a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans |
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