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Regin

American

[rey-gin] / ˈreɪ gɪn /

noun

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

Regin British

/ ˈreɪɡɪn /

noun

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

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The last was his son, Kraken points leader Bjorkstrand, raised in Herning with the other four — Frans Nielsen, Peter Regin, Nicklas Jensen and Andersen.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

But for the official move, the Regin agreed to gradually grow attendance capacity beginning with just opening the facility’s lower east stadium bowl.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2021

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

We are very sorry to learn that Nadja Regin has passed away at the age of 87.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2019

Then the queen knew that he looked to win great fame with that weapon, and she gave him the pieces; and he took them to Regin and bade him make a sword therefrom.

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

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