Sigmund
Americannoun
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(in theVolsunga Saga ) the son of Volsung and Liod; the father, through his sister, Signy, of Sinfjotli; the husband first of Borghild, then of Hjordis; and the father of Sigurd.
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(in theNibelungenlied ) the king of the Netherlands and father of Siegfried.
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a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “victory” and “protection.”
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Norse myth the father of the hero Sigurd
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Also called: Siegmund. German myth king of the Netherlands, father of Siegfried
Example Sentences
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The psychology of this team is something that would make Sigmund Freud swoon.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
A revolutionary literary, theatrical and artistic movement, Surrealism—with Sigmund Freud as muse—liberated and mined dreams, fantasies, chance, childlike spontaneity and the unconscious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
Sigmund Freud thought it related to animalistic behavior and was relevant in humans mostly in terms of behavioral pathology.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025
Sigmund Freud warned that the “positive transference” that comes at the start of therapy can be short-lived.
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2024
The year—the real year of a person going to school—began, and for a long while I had no time at all to think about, let alone discuss, the writings of Sigmund Freud.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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