Brünnhilde

[ broon-hil-duh; German bryn-hil-duh ]

/ brʊnˈhɪl də; German ˌbrünˈhɪl də /

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noun

the heroine of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs.Compare Siegfried.

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Words nearby Brünnhilde

Brüning, brunizem, Brünn, Brunner, Brunner's gland, Brünnhilde, Brunn's membrane, Bruno, Brunswick, Brunswick stew, brunt

How to use Brünnhilde in a sentence

So when the day dawned, he rose from the rock where he had been sitting, and Brunnhilde rose from her place by his knee.
The Valkyries|Edward Frederic Benson
Then Brunnhilde nestled yet nearer to him, and the child-instinct within her spake, if so be she might comfort him.
The Valkyries|Edward Frederic Benson
And he stormed forth in fury, the lightning flickering about his path, and left Brunnhilde there.
The Valkyries|Edward Frederic Benson
Yet that selfsame spell of love between her and me gave me thyself, Brunnhilde, and thy eight sisters of the storm.
The Valkyries|Edward Frederic Benson

Then did Wotan remember that he had bidden Brunnhilde to aid him, and it was ill to fight against Brunnhilde.
The Valkyries|Edward Frederic Benson

Cultural definitions for Brünnhilde

Brünnhilde

[ (broohn-hil-duh) ]

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.