Brunhild

American  

[broon-hilt, -hild, broon-] / ˈbrʊn hɪlt, -hɪld, ˈbrun- /

Also Brunhilde

noun

1. a queen of Isenland and the bride of Gunther, for whom she was won by Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Scandinavian legends.

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Brunhild British  

/ brynˈhɪldə, -hɪlt, ˈbrʊnhɪld /

noun

1. (in the Nibelungenlied ) a legendary queen won for King Gunther by the magic of Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Norse mythology

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Example Sentences

“Schools and education administrations have never been confronted with such a challenge,” Brunhild Kurth, who heads the education authority, told Die Welt.

From The Guardian

The waitress was no Brunhild but a lean, dark-faced little thing, either a young and troubled girl or a very spry old woman, I couldn’t tell which.

From Literature

The saga materials of the heroic age, the stories of Helgi and Sigrun, of Sigurd and Brunhild, of Gudrun's grief and Attila's fury, had long been treasured by the Northern peoples.

From Project Gutenberg

V "In all this world of beauty thine eyes have chosen well; That maid's the noble Brunhild, at once so fair and fell, She, who thy heart bewilders, she, who enchants thy sight."

From Project Gutenberg

As Brunhild slew Siegfried so would the Desert inevitably slay one who remained her lover after desire had outlasted strength.

From Project Gutenberg