Sigurd

American  

[sig-erd, zee-goort] / ˈsɪg ərd, ˈzi gʊərt /

noun

1. the son of Sigmund and Hjordis and the husband of Gudrun. He kills the dragon Fafnir, acquires the treasure of Andvari, wins Brynhild for Gunnar, and is finally killed at the behest of Brynhild, whom he had once promised to marry: corresponds to Siegfried of the Nibelungenlied.

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Sigurd British  

/ ˈziːɡʊrt, ˈsɪɡʊəd /

noun

1. German counterpart: Siegfried.  Norse myth a hero who killed the dragon Fafnir to gain the treasure of Andvari, won Brynhild for Gunnar by deception, and then was killed by her when she discovered the fraud. His wife was Gudrun

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Example Sentences

Sigurd Lorange had 19 points and six rebounds for the Valkyries.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021

"This is yet another sad day for the Arctic," said Sigurd Enge, manager of Shipping, Marine and Arctic Issues, Bellona.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2020

On “The Tunnel,” Sigurd Hole’s bass is way up in the mix, sometimes pooling like spilled glue, elsewhere making melodies with long, mournful shapes.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2018

Browsing these pages, one senses what the naturalist Sigurd F. Olson called the “magic in the feel of a paddle.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2016

A bird hanging on a grass stem released a happy trill, and Sigurd whipped around completely, bear cloak flapping behind him, as he strode toward them.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack