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Kriemhild

American  
[kreem-hilt] / ˈkrim hɪlt /

noun

  1. the wife of Siegfried and the sister of Gunther.


Kriemhild British  
/ ˈkriːmˌhɪldə, ˈkriːmhɪlt /

noun

  1. (in the Nibelungenlied ) the wife of Siegfried. She corresponds to Gudrun in Norse mythology

"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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As Kenneth F. Kiple and Kriemhild Coneè Ornelas put it in "The Cambridge World History of Food," "Like all cabbages, broccoli was originally eaten for its stems, with the flowering heads a later development."

From Salon Jul. 16, 2021

I use from two different farmers for the most part, and dairy companies, Ronnybrook and Kriemhild.

From Salon Nov. 21, 2020

He lives with his wife Kriemhild in a plain, modern home in neighboring Bad Godesberg.

From Time Magazine Archive

Siegfried, hero of the Rhine, jilts Brunhilde and marries a princess of Burgundy named Kriemhild.

From Time Magazine Archive

The same simile is applied to Kriemhild herself at St. XX, Fifth Adventure.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

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