Kriemhild

[ kreem-hilt ]

/ ˈkrim hɪlt /

the wife of Siegfried and the sister of Gunther.

Compare Gudrun.

Example sentences from the Web for kriemhild

Let us drink to friendship with moody Kriemhild in king's wine!

National Epics |Kate Milner Rabb
Too sad is the tale of Kriemhild's woe and her grief for the mighty dead.

The Story of Siegfried |James Baldwin
Both Siegfried and Kriemhild were then told that knights were come, who wore such clothes as men were wont to wear at Burgundy.

The Nibelungenlied |Unknown
The lady weened that it would boot him aught, but Kriemhild's husband was thereby betrayed.

The Nibelungenlied |Unknown

Then Kriemhild lost all patience, for well she knew by what trick Gunther had won his bride.

Stories of the Nibelungen for Young People |Various

Kriemhild

/ (ˈkriːmhɪlt) /

(in the Nibelungenlied) the wife of Siegfried. She corresponds to Gudrun in Norse mythology