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Brunhilde
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Brünhilde
English
Proper noun
en female German.
en Brunhild.
German
Alternative forms
de Brunhild Brünhild Brünhilde
Etymology
From de gmh Briunhilde, from de goh *Brunnīhilta, from de gmw-pro *Brunnjuhildi, from de gem-pro *Brunjōhildiz, from gem-pro *brunjǭ breastplate + gem-pro *hildiz battle, fight.
Pronunciation
de De-Brunhilde.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de Germanic _ mythology A shieldmaiden and valkyrie in Germanic mythology, a main character in the Nibelungenlied, Völsunga saga, and some poems of the Poetic Edda.
de female Middle High German
de historical Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia, wife of Sigebert I, who later ruled Austrasia and Burgundy as regent.
See also
de Brunilda
Norman
Proper noun
f
nrf continental Normandy nrf female Germanic languages