Brynhild

American  

[brin-hild] / ˈbrɪn hɪld /

noun

Scandinavian Legend.

1. a Valkyrie and the wife of Gunnar, for whom she was won by Sigurd: corresponds to Brunhild in the Nibelungenlied.

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Brynhild British  

/ ˈbrɪnhɪld /

noun

1. Norse myth a Valkyrie won as the wife of Gunnar by Sigurd who wakes her from an enchanted sleep: corresponds to Brunhild in the Nibelungenlied

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Example Sentences

Optimistic, like nearly all of H. G. Wells's books, Brynhild or The Show of Things also encouraged Wellsians by its age-belying vigor.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have not gone to it, however, for my story, but to the Elder Edda, where the love and death of Sigurd and Brynhild and Gudrun are the subject of a number of the poems.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Griemhild, Gunnar’s mother, wants Sigurd for her daughter Gudrun, and gives him a magic potion which makes him forget Brynhild.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Brynhild, a Valkyrie, has disobeyed Odin and is punished by being put to sleep until some man shall wake her.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Sigurd, on his way to Brynhild the first time, meets a wise man and asks him what his fate shall be,

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton