Helgi
Americannoun
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the son of Hjorvard and Svava, a Valkyrie.
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his reincarnation, the son of Sigmund and Borghild: slayer of Hunding.
Etymology
Origin of Helgi
< Old Norse: masculine singular weak form of heilagr holy, sacred
Example Sentences
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As soon as I created Helgi, I decided that he would be someone who loved books, in particular Golden Age detective stories.
From Los Angeles Times
Was it always your plan to write a Helgi Reykdal novel?
From Los Angeles Times
How did Agatha Christie inform the creation of Helgi Reykdal?
From Los Angeles Times
Helgi Reykdal, a criminology graduate student, is researching two unsolved 1983 deaths at a former tuberculosis sanatorium.
From Los Angeles Times
Dr Helgi Johannsson, vice president of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, told the BBC: "More and more anaesthetists across the UK have become aware of the sheer extent of the damage the gas can cause to the environment and have chosen to stop using it - and I am proud of that."
From BBC
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