Brynhild

[ brin-hild ]

/ ˈbrɪn hɪld /

a Valkyrie and the wife of Gunnar, for whom she was won by Sigurd: corresponds to Brunhild in the Nibelungenlied.

Example sentences from the Web for brynhild

Victory-Wafter is another title of Brynhild, since she brought victory to those for whom it was appointed and death to others.

The Story of Sigurd the Volsung |William Morris
From the eyes of Brynhild, Budli's daughter, fire gleamed forth; venom she snorted, when she beheld the wounds of Sigurd.

The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson |Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
Brynhild threw down the bow and came to him with that walk of hers that was as of one moving above the earth.

The Children of Odin |Padraic Colum
It is love for Sigurd, and jealousy of Gudrun, that form the motive of Brynhild.

Epic and Romance |W. P. Ker

Gunnar now seeks Brynhild for wife, and Sigurd goes with him on his wooing-journey.

The Nibelungenlied |Unknown

Brynhild

/ (ˈbrɪnhɪld) /

Norse myth a Valkyrie won as the wife of Gunnar by Sigurd who wakes her from an enchanted sleep: corresponds to Brunhild in the Nibelungenlied