Iseult

[ ih-soolt ]

noun

1. Also . German Isolde. Arthurian Legend.
   1. the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
   2. daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
2. a female given name.

Iseult

/ ɪˈsuːlt; ɪˈzəʊldə /

noun

1. an Irish princess wed to Mark, king of Cornwall, but in love with his knight Tristan
2. (in another account) the daughter of the king of Brittany, married to Tristan

Iseult

1. In English legend, the beloved of Tristan . In German, her name is Isolde. ( See Tristan and Iseult .)

Example Sentences

He was husband to Iseult Gonne, daughter of Maud Gonne - the woman who was a muse to W B Yeats.

From BBC

English Heritage said plans for its "outdoor interpretation scheme" received planning permission last year, and include plans for "several artistic installations inspired by the legends of Merlin, King Arthur and Tristan and Iseult".

From BBC

For the past two years, that’s exactly what Iseult Ward, an Irish social entrepreneur and one of TIME’s Next Generation Leaders, has been doing.

From Time

It’s like the medieval legend of Tristan and Iseult, except with ugly people.

From Salon

When she died in 1953, Maud Gonne's will bore no reference to Iseult.

From BBC