Bryn·hild (br n hld )n. A Valkyrie who is revived from an enchanted sleep by Sigurd. |
Brynhild [ˈbrɪnhɪld]
n
(Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth a Valkyrie won as the wife of Gunnar by Sigurd who wakes her from an enchanted sleep: corresponds to Brunhild in the Nibelungenlied
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| Noun | 1. | Brynhild - 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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