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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A queen in the Nibelungenlied whose character generally corresponds to that of the Valkyrie Brynhild of Norse myth.
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- noun a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
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Examples
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[Footnote 1: Brunehault (in modern English histories called Brunhild) was the wife of Sigebert, King of Austrasia (that district of France which lies between the Meuse and the Rhine) and son of Clotaire I.
Letters of Horace Walpole 01 Walpole, Horace 1890
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"The broker implied that the notes were like U.S. Treasuries," said Brunhild.
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"The broker implied that the notes were like U.S. Treasuries," said Brunhild.
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The Nation told several stories like that of Rob Brunhild of West Bloomfield , MI, who lost $275,000 after investing in Lehman structured notes through UBS Bank.
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The Nation told several stories like that of Rob Brunhild of West Bloomfield , MI, who lost $275,000 after investing in Lehman structured notes through UBS Bank.
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Brunhild, a mischievous, strong-minded goldfish (the voice of Noah Cyrus, Miley's younger sister), is determined to become a little girl when she's rescued from a jar and befriended by Sosuke (the voice of Frankie Jonas, the Jonas Brothers 'kid brother), a plucky, self-reliant 5-year-old.
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Ben Boxer has created a comic-strip version of The Legend of Brunhild.
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Ben Boxer has created a comic-strip version of The Legend of Brunhild.
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So I just finished watching Dark Kingdom on sci-fi, that lovely mini series and I really liked it, especially Brunhild, the amazingly beautiful, ass kicking, double-bladed axe wielding valkyrie.
Some more “Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King” feedback | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit" 2006
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Ms. Loken, who plays Brunhild, thinks that tough female roles find her, and not the other way around.
We hit the front page of the New York Times TV section… | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit" 2006
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