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
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