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Kriemhild definition

Kriem·hild (krēm′hilt′)

noun

in the Nibelungenlied, the wife of Siegfried and sister of Gunther

Etymology: Ger < MHG Kriemhilt < Gmc *grim-, a mask (akin to Frank *grima: see grimace) + *hild-, battle (akin to hilt)

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