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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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Oliver Bjorkstrand’s brother also played in that game, celebrating alongside Nielsen, Regin and Nikolaj Ehlers of the Winnipeg Jets.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Tolvanen said Kurri took him “under his wing” as did his linemate, onetime New Jersey Devils forward Brian O’Neill, and teammate Peter Regin, who’d played 243 NHL games with Ottawa, Chicago and the Islanders.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023

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

Regin made for Sigurth a sword called Gram.

From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora

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