HyperDic: brunnhilde

English > 1 sense of the word Brunnhilde:
NOUNperson Brunnhilde, Brunhild, Brynhilda Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried
Brunnhilde > pronunciation
Soundsbrah'nhhihld
Rhymesbilled ... unskilled: 16 rhymes with ihld...
English > Brunnhilde: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide.
SynonymsBrunhild, Brynhild
CategoryNorse mythologyThe mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity
TeutonA member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans
mythologymyths collectively
Instance ofValkyrie(Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla
SpanishBrynhild

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