Gudrun

[ goo d-roon ]

/ ˈgʊd run /

noun

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

Compare Kriemhild.

Origin of Gudrun

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

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Examples from the Web for gudrun

So Gudrun left all such to her elder sister, and trusted in her implicitly, indifferently.
The Rainbow|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
Gudrun, the Scandinavian Medea, gives Atli the hearts of his two sons to eat, assuring him that they are calves' hearts.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)|Angelo de Gubernatis
Gudrun is nominally reconciled with Atli, but in secret plans revenge for the death of her brothers.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
When Gudrun heard of this, she begged her sons to avenge Swanhild.
The Younger Edda|Snorre

Gudrun asked them most carefully for the tidings of what had happened on their journey.
Laxdla Saga|Anonymous

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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