Brunhild

(bro̵̅o̅n′hilt′, -hild′)

noun

in the Nibelungenlied, a queen of Iceland whom Gunther, king of Burgundy, gets as his bride with the help of Siegfried's magic

Origin: MHG Brünhild < OHG brunna, armor + hilti (or OS hild), fight; hence, fighter in armor

See Brunhild in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A queen in the Nibelungenlied who is won as a bride by Gunther.

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