Sigurd

[ sig-erd; German zee-goort ]

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.

Sigurd

/ ˈziːɡʊrt; ˈsɪɡʊəd /

noun

1. 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 counterpartSiegfried

Example Sentences

In the next second, the horseshoe slipped out of Yedsha’s slimy hand and rocketed at Sigurd’s face.

From Literature

All those things had happened last year, when Sigurd the Varangian had descended upon the village of Zmeyreka like a dark cloud.

From Literature

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

From Seattle Times

Tragically, local skier Sigurd Hall died in the daredevil event in 1940.

From Seattle Times

But although, or because, she brought about his death, she will not live when Sigurd is dead.

From Literature