Brynhildur

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  • Icelandic
Icelandic form of BRYNHILDR.

BRYNHILDR   female   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of BRÜNHILD. In the Norse legend the 'Volsungasaga' Brynhildr was rescued by the hero Sigurd in the guise of Gunnar. Brynhildr and Gunnar were married, but when Sigurd's wife Gudrun let slip that it was in fact Sigurd who had rescued her, Brynhildr plotted against him. She accused Sigurd of taking her virginity, spurring Gunnar to arrange Sigurd's murder.
BRüNHILD   female   German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements brun "armour, protection" and hild "battle". It is cognate with the Old Norse name Brynhildr (from the elements bryn and hildr). In Norse legend Brynhildr was the queen of the Valkyries who was rescued by the hero Sigurd. In the Germanic saga the 'Nibelungenlied' she was a queen of Iceland and the wife of Günther. Both of these characters were probably inspired by the eventful life of the 6th-century Frankish queen Brunhilda (of Visigothic birth).
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Brunhild, Brunhilde, Brunihild
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Brynhildr
GERMAN: Brünhild, Brunhilde
GERMANIC MYTHOLOGY: Brünhild, Brunhild
HISTORY: Brunhilda
ITALIAN: Brunilda
NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Brynhild, Brynhildr
NORWEGIAN: Brynhild
PORTUGUESE: Brunilda
SPANISH: Brunilda
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
PORTUGUESE: Nilda
SPANISH: Nilda