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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How did Agatha Christie inform the creation of Helgi Reykdal?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
After 37 years, San Francisco Ballet is bidding farewell to Helgi Tomasson, its artistic director and principal choreographer.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2022
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
“I love calling it the Thomas court,” said Helgi Walker, the former Thomas clerk.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
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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