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ISOLDE

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ISOLDE (noun)
  The noun ISOLDE has 1 sense:

1. (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 otherplay

  Familiarity information: ISOLDE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


ISOLDE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Iseult; Isolde

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

Domain category:

fable; legend (a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events)

Dark Ages; Middle Ages (the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance)


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