Brunhilde

== English == === Proper noun === Brunhilde A female given name from German. Alternative spelling of Brunhild. == German == === Alternative forms === Brunhild, Brünhild, Brünhilde === Etymology === From Middle High German Briunhilde, from Old High German *Brunnīhilta, from Proto-West Germanic *Brunnjuhildi, from Proto-Germanic *Brunjōhildiz, from *brunjǭ (“breastplate”) + *hildiz (“battle, fight”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Brunhilde (Germanic mythology) A shieldmaiden and valkyrie in Germanic mythology, a main character in the Nibelungenlied, Völsunga saga, and some poems of the Poetic Edda. a female given name from Middle High German (historical) Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia, wife of Sigebert I, who later ruled Austrasia and Burgundy as regent. === See also === Brunilda == Norman == === Proper noun === Brunhilde f (continental) a female given name from the Germanic languages