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Regin

American

[rey-gin] / ˈreɪ gɪn /

noun

a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.

Regin British

/ ˈreɪɡɪn /

noun

Norse myth a dwarf smith, tutor of Sigurd, whom he encouraged to kill Fafnir for the gold he guarded

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Oliver Bjorkstrand’s brother also played in that game, celebrating alongside Nielsen, Regin and Nikolaj Ehlers of the Winnipeg Jets.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Denmark captain Peter Regin said: “Russia is a better team than us. That is just facts.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2022

There are no complete records of how many people were seized, but a careful study by the Danish scholar Regin Schmidt estimates the total arrested in the Palmer Raids at ten thousand.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019

Actress Nadja Regin, who appeared in two James Bond movies, has died at the age of 87.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2019

Regin told him where Fafnir lay upon the gold, and egged him on to seek it.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

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