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  • proper noun A female given name borrowed from the German form of Iseult.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

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Examples

  • "Tristan and Isolde" was to be presented at night and a great singer would sing _Isolde_.

    The Lost Prince Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886

  • Its musical counterpart is contained somehow in the written poetry, and mists rise before our eyes when the small black type informs us that Isolde cries in the ears of deaf love: "_Isolde rutt! ...

    The Wagnerian Romances Gertrude Hall Brownell 1912

  • And then, since so many of my characters were warriors and my Isolde is a healer treating battle-wounded men, I watched many, many interviews with soldiers – from WWII veterans to recent veterans of Iraq.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Anna Elliott, part 1 2009

  • Iso writes about the children as if they were her own, and signs her name Isolde, but she also says she does not for a moment expect this to last.

    The Women’s Room Marilyn French 1977

  • Iso writes about the children as if they were her own, and signs her name Isolde, but she also says she does not for a moment expect this to last.

    The Women’s Room Marilyn French 1977

  • Iso writes about the children as if they were her own, and signs her name Isolde, but she also says she does not for a moment expect this to last.

    The Women’s Room Marilyn French 1977

  • My Isolde is the granddaughter of Morgan (sometimes known as Morgan le Fey in the original Arthur stories; a healer and enchantress of great renown).

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Anna Elliott, part 1 2009

  • Isolde is gifted through Morgan with both the knowledge of a healer and with the Sight, which enables her to receive visions and hear voices from the Otherworld.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Anna Elliott, part 1 2009

  • As one of the later additions to the cycle of Arthur stories, the legend of Trystan and Isolde is particularly grounded in a courtly chivalric world.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Anna Elliott, part 1 2009

  • So, ladies, though my Y chromosome prevented me from being similarly moved, Tristan & Isolde is a good film if you want a good cry. posted by Dr. Richard Scott Nokes at 8: 16 AM

    Tristan & Isolde Review (for real, this time) Richard Nokes 2006

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