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Gudrun

[ good-roon ]

noun

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


Gudrun

/ ˈɡʊdruːn; ˈɡʊðruːn; ˈkʊdruːn /

noun

  1. 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
“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 Gudrun1

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

Gudrun is nominally reconciled with Atli, but in secret plans revenge for the death of her brothers.

To Gudrun, who wakes from sleep by his side, he points to Brynhild as the instigator of the crime, and dies.

At last one of the women lifts the cloth from Sigurd's face and lays his head upon Gudrun's lap.

With a harp communicated to him by Gudrun he pacifies them all but one, which stings him to the heart, and thus Gunnar dies.

Gunnar and Hogni, sons of Giuki; and Gudrun likewise, their sister.

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