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undine (əndēn`, ŭn`dēn), in folklore, female water sprite who could acquire a soul by marrying a human being. If, however, her lover proved unfaithful, she had to return to the sea. The legend is the subject of Baron de La Motte-Fouqué's Undine and Jean Giraudoux's Ondine.
undine
any of various female water spirits

undine
female water spirit. [Medieval Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1115]
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He also owns a 45ft, 50-year-old yacht called Undina, spent six months sailing to St Petersburg, and once admitted that his idea of real peace is lying on a river bank in summer with a sprig of grass in his mouth.
A spokesman for the keen sailor, who owns a 45ft yacht named Undina, said: "He's back home and everyone is fine.
 
 
 
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