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Iseult

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I·seult  (-slt) also I·sol·de (-sld, -zl-)
n.
In Arthurian legend, an Irish princess who married the king of Cornwall and had a love affair with his knight Tristan.
Iseult, Yseult [ɪˈsuːlt], Isolde [ɪˈzəʊldə]
n (in Arthurian legend)
1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) an Irish princess wed to Mark, king of Cornwall, but in love with his knight Tristan
2. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in another account) the daughter of the king of Brittany, married to Tristan
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Noun1.Iseult - (Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
Isolde
legend, fable - a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance


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