Sigurd

[ sig-erd; German zee-goort ]

/ ˈsɪg ərd; German ˈzi gʊərt /

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noun (in the Volsunga Saga)

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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Words nearby Sigurd

Signy, Sigrdrifa, Sigrid, Sigsbee, sigsberen, Sigurd, Sigyn, Sihanouk, Siirt, sik, sika

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How to use Sigurd in a sentence

However, his other brother – the dwarf smith Regin, who raised Sigurd – the Germanic folk hero, plotted for revenge.
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Like Sigurd and Gudrún, The Fall of Arthur is in alliterative verse, a mode last fashionable in the 14th century.
Tolkien’s Unfinished Epic: ‘The Fall of Arthur’|John Garth|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now Astrid conceived the desire that she should hie unto this her brother Sigurd.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
Straightway did Sigurd take Olaf to the house of the Queen, and to her made known what had befallen.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson

Her name was Allogia, and Sigurd prayed for her grace to protect the lad.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
As for the battle array, one wing consisted of the twenty ships belonging to Bui the Burly and his brother Sigurd.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
Sigurd the lads call me, said he, and I am thought to be a son to Bui: not yet are all the vikings of Jomsborg dead.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson

British Dictionary definitions for Sigurd

Sigurd

/ (ˈsɪɡʊəd, German ˈziːɡʊrt) /

noun

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 GudrunGerman counterpart: Siegfried

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