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Borghild

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[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

To make peace between him and the Queen, Sigmund gave Borghild a great measure of gold as compensation for the loss of her brother.

From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy

Helgi was a Wolfing, the son of Sigmund and Borghild.

From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

Borghild laughed aloud, clapped her hands and threw stones out into the water, while he sat pale and silent, and saw the great white-winged sea-birds sailing through the blue ocean of the sky.

From Tales from Two Hemispheres by Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth