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Definition of Iseult
1. 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.
Category relationships: Fable, Legend, Dark Ages, Middle Ages
Generic synonyms: Character, Fictional Character, Fictitious Character
Definition of Iseult
1. Proper noun. (Germanic female given name). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Iseult
Literary usage of Iseult
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Yale Literary Magazine by Lyman Hotchkiss Bagg, Yale University (1895)
"TRISTRAM AND iseult. " Hath he not plucked from death of lovers dead Their ...
And Tristram and iseult! They too have been rescued from Mallory and Thomas ..."
2. The Arthur of the English Poets by Howard Maynadier (1907)
"TRISTRAM AND iseult THE Tristram legend, the last of the chief stories of the
romances ... A. Bossert, on the contrary, Tristan et iseult, Paris, 1902, p. ..."
3. The Yale Literary Magazine by Lyman Hotchkiss Bagg, Yale University (1895)
"TRISTRAM AND iseult. " Hath he not plucked from death of lovers dead Their ...
And Tristram and iseult! They too have been rescued from Mallory and Thomas ..."
4. The Arthur of the English Poets by Howard Maynadier (1907)
"TRISTRAM AND iseult THE Tristram legend, the last of the chief stories of the
romances ... A. Bossert, on the contrary, Tristan et iseult, Paris, 1902, p. ..."