Brunhild
The Awakening of Brunhild by w:Howard PyleHoward Pyle, illustration from 1882, James Baldwin, The Story of Siegfried
Meaning
Proper Noun
- A shieldmaiden and valkyrie in Germanic mythology, a main character in the Nibelungenlied, Völsunga saga, and some poems of the Poetic Edda.
- A female given name from German
- 123 Brunhild, a main belt asteroid, named after the mythological figure.
Related
Similar words
- Sigrdrífa
Origin
- From German Brunhilde, from Middle High German Briunhilde, from Old High German *Brunnīhilta, from Proto-Germanic *Brunjōhildiz, from *brunjǭ + *hildiz.
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