| NOUN | person | Brynhild, Brunhild, Brunnhilde | a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | Brunhild, Brunnhilde | |
| Category | 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 | |
| mythology | myths collectively | |
| Instance of | Valkyrie | (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla |
| Spanish | Brynhild | |
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