Iseult

American

[ih-soolt] / ɪˈsult /

noun

German Isolde. Arthurian Legend. Also
1. the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
2. daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
a female given name.

Iseult British

/ ɪˈsuːlt, ɪˈzəʊldə /

noun

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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Iseult Cultural

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

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"We conducted research among 1,000 adults in Ireland," says co-founder, Iseult Ward.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2021

It’s like the medieval legend of Tristan and Iseult, except with ugly people.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2015

Undated clip of Birgit Nilsson performing the Liebestod Tristan und Isolde is based on the Arthurian legend Tristan and Iseult, a favourite romance in early medieval French poetry.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2013

Joe and Iseult both yearn for the family they'll eventually have.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2012

I wooed Iseult, and much it pleased me then To call this sweet and noble lady mine, And so to honor her.

From The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature by Various

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