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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

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

With three great strides he reached the birch-tree; at his feet sat Borghild rocking herself to and fro and weeping piteously.

From Tales from Two Hemispheres by Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth

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 Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth

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