Sinfjotli

American  

[sin-fyawt-lee] / ˈsɪnˌfyɔt li /

noun

1. the son of Signy by her brother Sigmund.

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Etymology

Origin of Sinfjotli

< Old Norse Sinfjǫtli; etymology uncertain; compare Old High German Sintarvizzilo personal name

Example Sentences

But the queen said to Sinfjotli, "Why must other men needs drink thine ale for thee?"

From The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda by Morris, William

Sinfjotli said, "I was loth to call for thy help for the slaying of eleven men."

From The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda by Morris, William

Now Sinfjotli drave the point of the sword up into the big stone, and drew it hard along, and the sword bit on the stone.

From The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda by Morris, William

"Here am I," says Sigmund, "with Sinfjotli, my sister's son; and we are minded that thou shalt wot well that all the Volsungs are not yet dead."

From The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda by Morris, William

Helgi was lord and ruler over the army, but Sinfjotli was gotten to be his fellow herein; and so the twain bare sway thereover.

From The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda by Morris, William