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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Helgi Reykdal, a criminology graduate student, is researching two unsolved 1983 deaths at a former tuberculosis sanatorium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024
Justice 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
Then, June 2 at 8 p.m., there’s a 1978 performance of Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova’s version of the classic doll-comes-to-life ballet “Coppélia,” starring the sparkling Patricia McBride and Helgi Tomasson.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2020
“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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