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Gunnar

[ goon-nahr, goon-er ]

noun

  1. Scandinavian Legend. the husband of Brynhild: corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied.
  2. a male given name.


Gunnar

/ ˈɡʊnɑː /

noun

  1. Norse myth brother of Gudrun and husband of Brynhild, won for him by Sigurd. He corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gunnar1

< Old Norse Gunnarr, equivalent to gunn battle + herr master; compare Gundaharius, Latinized form of a Burgundian personal name
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Example Sentences

A trip in the mid-1990s set Gunnar on a new path to answer that tricky research question.

Whether those changes in the stress response will ultimately harm or help a young person is hard to predict, Gunnar says.

To confirm HPA recalibration had occurred within the same child, rather than just comparing across age groups, Gunnar and colleagues brought participants in for the same tests one and two years later, for a total of three annual sessions.

Gunnar set out to study how the HPA axis influences the brain and behavior in people.

Gunnar’s team detailed its findings November 26, 2019 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Barbra Driskill-Scherer is the mother of 9-year-old Gunnar, who has I/DD.

Colt, Remington, and Gauge have all soared, and Gunner is much more common than the traditional name Gunnar.

“This man goes by the name of Piper,” Gunnar announced simply.

A Bron stepped forward and Gunnar slashed him from shoulder to stomach-pit.

Then he rushed to the stairway where last he had seen Gunnar.

“Like stone tulips with petals of flame,” Gunnar said as he looked at them.

And only Gunnar is left to toss the last coin upon the counter.

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