Gudrun

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡʊdruːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gŏŏd′ro̅o̅n)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Gud•run  (gŏŏd′ro̅o̅n),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology(in the Volsunga Saga) the daughter of the king of the Nibelungs. Cf. Kriemhild.
  • Old Norse Guthrun, equivalent. to gunn(r), guth(r) battle + -rún feminine noun, nominal suffix

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Gudrun / ˈɡʊdruːn/, Guthrun / ˈɡʊðruːn/, Kudrun / ˈkʊdruːn/
  1. the wife of Sigurd and, after his death, of Atli, whom she slew for his murder of her brother Gunnar. She corresponds to Kriemhild in the Nibelungenlied
'Gudrun' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Atli - Gjuki - Grimhild - Gunnar - Guthrun - Kriemhild - Sigurd - Volsunga Saga

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