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brünnhilde

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Brünn⋅hil⋅de

  [broon-hil-duh; Ger. bryn-hil-duh]
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–noun
1. the heroine of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs. Compare Siegfried.
2. Brunhild.

Brun⋅hild

  [broon-hilt, -hild, broon-]
–noun (in the Nibelungenlied)
a queen of Isenland and the bride of Gunther, for whom she was won by Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Scandinavian legends.
Also, Brun⋅hil⋅de  [broon-hil-duh] , Brünnhilde.
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Brünnhilde [(broohn-hil-duh)]

A character in Norse mythology, also known by the name Brynhild. Brünnhilde, a Valkyrie, or woman servant of Odin, loved the hero Siegfried. After she found out that he had deceived her, she had him killed and committed suicide.

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