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ISEULT

• ISEULT (noun)
The noun ISEULT 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 other

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

• ISEULT (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

"Cowards die many times, but a brave man only dies once."
(English proverb)
"Who is shy dies from hunger."
(Albanian proverb)
"If you are saved from the lion, do not be greedy and hunt it."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who has nothing will not eat. If you want flour, go gather chestnuts."
(Corsican proverb)

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