English Explanatory Dictionary

Brunhild

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A shieldmaiden and valkyrie in Germanic mythology, a main character in the Nibelungenlied, Völsunga saga, and some poems of the Poetic Edda.
  2. A female given name from German.
  3. Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia, wife of Sigebert I, who later ruled Austrasia and Burgundy as regent.
  4. 123 Brunhild, a main belt asteroid, named after the mythological figure.

Pronunciation

/ˈbrʊn.hɪld/ /-hɪlt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Brunhild.wav

Word forms

Brunhild Brunhilda Brunhilde Brünhilde Brunnhilde Brünnhilde Brünnehilde Brunhildr Brynhild Brynhildr

Etymology

From German Brunhilde, from Middle High German Briunhilde, from Old High German *Brunnīhilta, from Proto-West Germanic *Brunnjuhildi, from Proto-Germanic *Brunjōhildiz (from *brunjǭ (“breastplate”) + *hildiz (“battle, fight”)).

Synonyms

Sigrdrífa

Translations

Faroese: Brynhild French: Brunehaut French: Brunehilde
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