Regin

American  

[ray-gin] / ˈreɪ gɪn /

noun

1. a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.

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Regin British  

/ ˈreɪɡɪn /

noun

1. Norse myth a dwarf smith, tutor of Sigurd, whom he encouraged to kill Fafnir for the gold he guarded

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Regin

Regin midfielder Angelina provided the cross into the box, King switching a left-footed first touch to her right and toeing the ball past a frozen keeper Katie Lund.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2022

Such slow starts are common for Russian teams in international tournaments, and Regin is bullish on their chances of making another deep run to a medal.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2022

There are no complete records of how many people were seized, but a careful study by the Danish scholar Regin Schmidt estimates the total arrested in the Palmer Raids at ten thousand.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 4, 2019

Symantec says the bug, named Regin, was probably created by a government and has been used for six years against a range of targets around the world.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2014

Then he turned wrathfully to Regin: "Art thou also a liar and a traitor like thy father and brother?"

From Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas by E. M. (Ethel Mary) Wilmot-Buxton

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