Gunther

[ guhn-ther for 1, 3; goo n-ter for 2 ]

/ ˈgʌn θər for 1, 3; ˈgʊn tər for 2 /

noun

John,1901–1970, U.S. journalist and author.

(in the Nibelungenlied) a king of Burgundy and the husband of Brunhild, beheaded by Kriemhild in her revenge for the murder of Siegfried. Compare Gunnar.

a male given name.

Example sentences from the Web for gunther

But even as Gunther was writing, the region had begun a gradual ascendancy, now in its seventh decade.

As the North Rests on Its Laurels, the South Is Rising Fast |Joel Kotkin |June 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Gunther is sent by his superiors to Smolensk to investigate reports of a Russian massacre of Polish troops in 1940.

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As she told Gunther: “There is nothing like a taste of nature to nurture the soul.”

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Gunther IV The tale of Gunther IV sounds almost too outrageous to be real—and it's possible it isn't.

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Since then, someone acting on behalf of Gunther IV bought a $9 million Miami villa from Madonna in 2000.

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Then spake the monarch Gunther: / "How might such thing e'er be?"

The Nibelungenlied |Unknown
Greatly she feared for her child, for full well she knew Gunther and his men.

The Nibelungenlied |Unknown
Gunther left he standing, / upon Gernot to dash, And when he smote ring-armor / the fire forth did flash.

The Nibelungenlied |Unknown
Dietrich then went to where Gunther stood in the hall and engaged him in strife.

Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine |Lewis Spence
For her loved son she sorrowed / lest he should lose his life, For well she knew the humor / of Gunther and his men.

The Nibelungenlied |Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for gunther

Gunther

/ (ˈɡʊntə) /

noun

(in the Nibelungenlied) a king of Burgundy, allied with Siegfried, who won for him his wife Brunhild. He corresponds to Gunnar in Norse mythology

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British Dictionary definitions for gunther

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