Regin

American

[rey-gin] / ˈreɪ gɪn /

noun

a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.

Regin British

/ ˈreɪɡɪn /

noun

Norse myth a dwarf smith, tutor of Sigurd, whom he encouraged to kill Fafnir for the gold he guarded

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That previously unthinkable achievement bolstered the confidence of Regin, Andersen and Jensen to follow his NHL path.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Oliver Bjorkstrand’s brother also played in that game, celebrating alongside Nielsen, Regin and Nikolaj Ehlers of the Winnipeg Jets.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

There are no complete records of how many people were seized, but a careful study by the Danish scholar Regin Schmidt estimates the total arrested in the Palmer Raids at ten thousand.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019

In the 1970s, Regin worked for companies such as Rank Film and horror producers Hammer, selecting film scripts for production.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2019

And down amongst the ashes he cast the glittering hilt, And turned his back on Regin and strode out through the door And for many a day of spring-tide came back again no more.

From A Selection from the Poems of William Morris by Morris, William

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