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Brunhild

American  
[broon-hilt, -hild, broon-] / ˈbrʊn hɪlt, -hɪld, ˈbrun- /
Also Brunhilde

noun

  1. a queen of Isenland and the bride of Gunther, for whom she was won by Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Scandinavian legends.


Brunhild British  
/ brynˈhɪldə, -hɪlt, ˈbrʊnhɪld /

noun

  1. (in the Nibelungenlied ) a legendary queen won for King Gunther by the magic of Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Norse mythology

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One little adventuress, known to her kin as Brunhild, escapes this seeming paradise, floating up under the umbrella-penumbra of a jellyfish.

From Time Magazine Archive

The forging of the sword, the search for the princess Kremhild; the pact to trick Brunhild into marriage with Kremhild's brother; and the death of Siegfried are chief incidents.

From Time Magazine Archive

The waitress was no Brunhild but a lean, dark-faced little thing, either a young and troubled girl or a very spry old woman, I couldn’t tell which.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

From time to time Queen Brunhild with searching glances eyed The love-enkindling Kriemhild; lovely she was indeed; Her hue the gold outsparkled that glitter'd in her weed.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

Straight will I hence to sea, And seek the fiery Brunhild howe'er it go with me.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown