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Brynhild definition

Bryn·hild (brin′hild′)

noun

Norse Myth. a Valkyrie awakened from an enchanted sleep by Sigurd: deceived by him into marrying Gunnar, she brings about Sigurd's death and then kills herself

Etymology: ON Brynhildr < brynja, armor + hildr, fight

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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