Fafnir
Americannoun
noun
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One of them is the Drachenfels, where Siegfried slew sulphurous Fafnir the Dragon and drank its blood to become stronger.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We embarked on 'diversification' in 1952," says Thompson, who numbers Gorham silver, Fafnir bearings and Talon zippers among his most recent acquisitions, "and we expect to be here in 1992."
From Time Magazine Archive
Miller picked up two more companies last year —Talon zippers and Fafnir bearings—but Textron seems less interested in acquiring new branches than in managing and expanding the many that it already has.
From Time Magazine Archive
No riches is like to the riches that Fafnir guards.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy
To please the avaricious Hreidmar, this youngest son fashioned for him a house lined with glittering gold and flashing gems, and this was guarded by Fafnir, whose fierce glances and Ægis helmet none dared encounter.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
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