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Isolde   /ɪsˈoʊldə/  /ˈɪsoʊld/   Listen
Isolde

noun
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.  Synonym: Iseult.





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"Isolde" Quotes from Famous Books



... laborious and least satisfying available. Brought to bay by his human need for a woman, he directed his fancy toward George Eliot, probably the most unappetizing woman of his race and time. Drawn irresistibly to music, he avoided the Fifth Symphony and "Tristan und Isolde," and joined a crowd of old maids singing part songs around a cottage piano. John Tyndall saw clearly the effect of all this and protested against it, saying, "He'd be a much nicer fellow if he had a good ...
— Damn! - A Book of Calumny • Henry Louis Mencken
... avanti de partire da questa isolde dovesse farle una raccolta di glossopietre, O lingue come que ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 • Various


Words linked to "Isolde" :   Dark Ages, legend, fable, fictional character, Iseult, character, Middle Ages, fictitious character


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