Gudrun

[ good-roon ]

/ ˈgʊd run /

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noun

(in the Volsunga Saga) the daughter of the king of the Nibelungs.

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Origin of Gudrun

Old Norse Guthrun, equivalent to gunn(r), guth(r) battle + -rún feminine noun suffix

Words nearby Gudrun

gude, Gudea, gudgeon, gudgeon pin, Gudmundsson, Gudrun, Guedalla, guelder rose, Guelders, Guelph, guemal

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How to use Gudrun in a sentence

Gudrun is nominally reconciled with Atli, but in secret plans revenge for the death of her brothers.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
To Gudrun, who wakes from sleep by his side, he points to Brynhild as the instigator of the crime, and dies.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
At last one of the women lifts the cloth from Sigurd's face and lays his head upon Gudrun's lap.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
With a harp communicated to him by Gudrun he pacifies them all but one, which stings him to the heart, and thus Gunnar dies.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown

Gunnar and Hogni, sons of Giuki; and Gudrun likewise, their sister.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson

British Dictionary definitions for Gudrun

Gudrun

Guthrun (ˈɡʊðruːn) or Kudrun (ˈkʊdruːn)

/ (ˈɡʊdruːn) /

noun

Norse myth the wife of Sigurd and, after his death, of Atli, whom she slew for his murder of her brother Gunnar. She corresponds to Kriemhild in the Nibelungenlied

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