Borghild
(in the Volsunga Saga) the first wife of Sigmund: she poisons Sinfiotli in revenge for his killing of her brother.
Historical Examples
Tales From Two Hemispheres Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen
Tales From Two Hemispheres Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen
Tales From Two Hemispheres Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas W. J. Henderson
Tales From Two Hemispheres Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen
Stories from Northern Myths Emilie Kip Baker
Stories from Northern Myths Emilie Kip Baker
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
The Story of Norway Hjalmar H. Boyesen
The Nibelungenlied Unknown
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Also called orthoboric acid. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a white, crystalline acid, H 3 BO 3 , occurring in nature or prepared from borax: used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramics, cements, glass, and enamels, for fireproofing, and in medicine in aqueous solution as a mild antiseptic. Chemistry. any of a group of acids containing boron. Historical […]
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a colorless crystalline compound, B 2 O 3 , used in metallurgy and chemical analysis.