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Gudrun
[ good-roon ]
noun
- (in the Volsunga Saga ) the daughter of the king of the Nibelungs.
Gudrun
/ ˈɡʊdruːn; ˈɡʊðruːn; ˈkʊdruːn /
noun
- 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
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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.
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To Gudrun, who wakes from sleep by his side, he points to Brynhild as the instigator of the crime, and dies.
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At last one of the women lifts the cloth from Sigurd's face and lays his head upon Gudrun's lap.
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With a harp communicated to him by Gudrun he pacifies them all but one, which stings him to the heart, and thus Gunnar dies.
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Gunnar and Hogni, sons of Giuki; and Gudrun likewise, their sister.
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