*Brunjōhildiz

Runic: ᛒᚱᚢᚾᛃᛟᚺᛁᛚᛞᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbrun.jɔː.ˌxil.diz/

proper noun · feminine · i-stem

Meanings

a female given name

Etymology

From *brunjǭ (‘breastplate; coat of mail, byrnie’) + *hihldiz (‘battle, fight’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.Brunjōhildiz–
Acc.Brunjōhildį–
Gen.Brunjōhildīz–
Dat.Brunjōhildī–
Inst.Brunjōhildī–
Voc.Brunjōhildi–

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Descendants

  • *Brunnjuhildi (Proto-West Germanic)
    • Brunnihilt (Old Dutch)
  • *Brunnjuhildi (Proto-West Germanic)
    • Brunichildis, *Brunnīhilta, Prunhilt, Prunihilt (Old High German)
      • Briunhilde, Priunhilde (Middle High German)
        • Brunhilde, Brünhild, Brünnhilde, Brunhild (German)
          • Brunhild (English)
  • Brynhildr (Old Norse)
    • Brynhild (Danish)
    • Brynhild (Faroese)
    • Brynhildur (Icelandic)
    • Brynhild (Norwegian)
    • Brynhild (Swedish)

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