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 • Sep. 18, 2024
Clarence Thomas, however, “believes that human beings have free will to chart our own course,” Helgi Walker, a former Thomas clerk, told the New York Times.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2022
Helgi Tomasson at San Francisco Ballet and Kevin McKenzie at American Ballet Theater, they’ve been in those positions since the late ’80s, early ’90s.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2022
“It does not matter if we score or not It’s an honour for us to face the Azzurri,” says Helgi Kolvidsson.
From The Guardian • Mar. 26, 2019
When Helgi Olafsson, a grandmaster, asked him how he liked living in the country, Bobby answered in his typical Calvin Coolidge style: “Good.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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