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Sigurd

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Sig·urd  (sgrd)
n. Mythology
A warrior hero in Norse myth who wins an accursed hoard of gold, awakens Brynhild from her enchanted sleep, marries a princess, and is slain through Brynhild's jealous contrivance.
Sigurd [ˈsɪgʊəd (German) ˈziːgʊrt]
n
(Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) 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 German counterpart Siegfried
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Noun1.SigurdSigurd - (Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart
Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity


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The King answered that in a certain country there was a King who had a beautiful daughter, and he thought it would be most desirable if Sigurd could get her.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
Jackson promised to knock Ah Moy's block off if he did not feed the puppy well, while Sigurd Halvorsen, in the forecastle, did his best to knock off Henrik Gjertsen's block when the latter was guilty of kicking Scraps out of his way.
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