Regin

American  

[rey-gin] / ˈreɪ gɪn /

noun

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

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Regin British  

/ ˈreɪɡɪn /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The last was his son, Kraken points leader Bjorkstrand, raised in Herning with the other four — Frans Nielsen, Peter Regin, Nicklas Jensen and Andersen.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Regin midfielder Angelina provided the cross into the box, King switching a left-footed first touch to her right and toeing the ball past a frozen keeper Katie Lund.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2022

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

Then said the other: 'There lies Regin with himself communing; he will beguile the youth who is trusting in him; in rage he brings now ill words together; the evil-worker will avenge his brother.'

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown