Associations to the word «Brunhild»
Noun
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Wiktionary
BRUNHILD, proper noun. (Norse mythology) A shieldmaiden and valkyrie in Germanic mythology, a main character in the Völsunga saga and some poems of the Poetic Edda.
BRUNHILD, proper noun. A female given name
BRUNHILD, proper noun. (historical) Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia, wife of Sigebert I, who later ruled Austrasia and Burgundy as regent.
BRUNHILD, proper noun. (astronomy) 123 Brunhild, a main belt asteroid, named after the mythological figure.
Dictionary definition
BRUNHILD, noun. 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.
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.