Atli

[ aht-lee ]

/ ˈɑt li /

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noun Scandinavian Legend.

Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.

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Words nearby Atli

at last, atlatl, at least, at leisure, at length, Atli, at liberty, atlo-, atloaxoid, at loggerheads, at long last

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How to use Atli in a sentence

Gudrun is nominally reconciled with Atli, but in secret plans revenge for the death of her brothers.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
Gunnar refuses Atli's command to reveal the hiding-place of the hoard, bidding them bring to him the heart of Hogni.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
He stayed there for the night, and in the morning went out to work with Atli's men, and toiled as if he had hands everywhere.
Grettir The Strong|Unknown
Atli made it a condition that there should be no sentence of banishment either from the district or the country.
Grettir The Strong|Unknown

So he continued all the summer; Atli took no notice of him, but allowed him his food, for he was pleased with the man's work.
Grettir The Strong|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for Atli

Atli

/ (ˈɑːtlɪ) /

noun

Norse myth a king of the Huns who married Gudrun for her inheritance and was slain by her after he killed her brothers

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