Brünnhilde

American  

[broon-hil-duh, bryn-hil-duh] / brʊnˈhɪl də, ˌbrünˈhɪl də /

noun

1. the heroine of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs.

2. Brunhild.

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Brünnhilde Cultural  

1. A character in Norse mythology, also known by the name Brynhild. Brünnhilde, a Valkyrie, or woman servant of Odin, loved the hero Siegfried. After she found out that he had deceived her, she had him killed and committed suicide.

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Example Sentences

The coinage is a nod to Brünnhilde, a soprano role stereotypically portrayed as a robust figure in a horned helmet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Opera aficionados await her first full Isolde and Brünnhilde,

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

The “Todesverkündigung,” the dreamlike scene in “Die Walküre” in which Brünnhilde appears to Siegmund in a vision, was steadily, hauntingly built.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Bass-baritone Kyle Albertson takes on the role of Wotan, and soprano Alexandra Loutsion sings Brünnhilde.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2022

When the veiling smoke completely clears, we see the remembered scene of the Valkyries' rock, and Brünnhilde lying under the spreading pine, as Wotan left her.

From The Wagnerian Romances by Brownell, Gertrude Hall