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Examples of Iseult in a Sentence

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Consider: Tristan, Iseult the fair, walked before him; Paolo and Francesca whirled in the glowing dark; Helen and bright Paris, their faces bitter with consequence, rose from the gloom. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 July 2024 For example, the story of Tristan and Iseult seems clearly to be rooted in a common human archetype, an evoked aspect of human complex societies where cultural necessities can work at cross-purposes with individual biological dispositions. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2012

Word History

Etymology

Old French Isolt, Iseut

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Iseult was in 1796

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“Iseult.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Iseult. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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