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Borghild

American  
[bawrg-hild] / ˈbɔrgˌhɪld /

noun

  1. (in theVolsunga Saga ) the first wife of Sigmund: she poisons Sinfiotli in revenge for his killing of her brother.


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“My hometown, it is shaking,” said Borghild Glosimot, 52, who was born and raised here.

From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2021

Kent and Borghild Hooper, who had learned about the press and TV during their ordeal, called in reporters.

From Time Magazine Archive

A loud wail rose from the bridal fleet, and before the day was at an end it filled the valley; but the wail did not recall Truls, the Nameless, or Borghild his bride.

From Tales from Two Hemispheres by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

The years slipped by, and before Borghild knew it, she had grown into womanhood.

From Tales from Two Hemispheres by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

It was the general belief that the families had made the match, and that Borghild, at least, had hardly had any voice in the matter.

From Tales from Two Hemispheres by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

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