Iseult

[ ih-soolt ]

/ ɪˈsult /

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noun

Also Yseult .German Isolde .Arthurian Legend.

the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.

a female given name.

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Words nearby Iseult

isenthalpic, isentrope, isentropic, Isère, Iserlohn, Iseult, Isfahan, ish, I shall return, Ish-bosheth, Isherwood

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How to use Iseult in a sentence

But their first baby dies two hours after birth, while Joe is away, and Iseult savagely turns on him.
Must Read New Fiction: ‘Arcadia,’ ‘Men in Space,’ ‘The O’Briens,’ ‘Hot Pink’|Chloë Schama, Jacob Silverman, Wendy Smith, Daniel Roberts|March 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“He had occupied her life like a foreign army,” Iseult thinks at one point.
Must Read New Fiction: ‘Arcadia,’ ‘Men in Space,’ ‘The O’Briens,’ ‘Hot Pink’|Chloë Schama, Jacob Silverman, Wendy Smith, Daniel Roberts|March 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Joe had promised her “life, connection, children, meaning,” Iseult reflects bitterly.
Must Read New Fiction: ‘Arcadia,’ ‘Men in Space,’ ‘The O’Briens,’ ‘Hot Pink’|Chloë Schama, Jacob Silverman, Wendy Smith, Daniel Roberts|March 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Didn't you tell us once of the Lady Iseult, who killed herself when they would not release her from her vows to the Luck?
Ralestone Luck|Andre Norton

Lyonnesse is the scene of many incidents in the Arthurian romances, and especially in the romances of Tristram and Iseult.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various
The mother of Iseult gave to her daughter's confidante a philtre, or love-potion, to be administered on the night of her nuptials.
Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold|Matthew Arnold
Of this beverage Tristram and Iseult, on their voyage to Cornwall, unfortunately partook.
Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold|Matthew Arnold
What elixir of eternal love had they drunk together as had Tristram and Iseult of old time?
When God Laughs and Other Stories|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for Iseult

Iseult

Yseult Isolde (ɪˈzəʊldə)

/ (ɪˈsuːlt) /

noun (in Arthurian legend)

an Irish princess wed to Mark, king of Cornwall, but in love with his knight Tristan

(in another account) the daughter of the king of Brittany, married to Tristan

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Cultural definitions for Iseult

Iseult

[ (i-soohlt) ]

In English legend, the beloved of Tristan. In German, her name is Isolde. (See Tristan and Iseult.)