Grimhild

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[grim-hild] / ˈgrɪm hɪld /

noun

1. (in theVolsunga Saga ) a sorceress, the wife of Gjuki and the mother of Gudrun and Gunnar. She gave Sigurd a potion to make him forget Brynhild so that he would marry Gudrun.

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Etymology

Origin of Grimhild

< Old Norse Grīmhildr, equivalent to grím ( a ) mask + hildr battle

Example Sentences

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Grimhild

Grimhild, a strong-faced, huge woman, managed all the house, but Gudrid helped her now willingly.

From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Maurice Henry Hewlett

It was the proud Dame Grimhild    Herself in scarlet clad; Then out she hastened to the court,    The heroes in she bade. p.

From Grimhild's Vengeance Three Ballads by Thomas James Wise

Grimhild grew more and more remote, but remained on terms with Thorstan Red, in whom she confided some of her growing fancies.

From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Maurice Henry Hewlett

O wise-heart Hogni," said Grimhild, "wilt thou strive with the hand of fate, And thrust back the hand of Odin that the Niblung glory will crown?

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs by William Morris

"O Niblung child," said Brynhild, "what bitterer curse may be Than the curse of Grimhild thy mother, and the womb that carried thee?"

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs by William Morris