Sigurd

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈsɪɡʊəd/, German: /ˈziːɡʊrt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sig′ərd; Ger. zē′gŏŏrt)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Sig•urd  (sig′ərd; Ger. zē′gŏŏrt),USA pronunciation n. (in the Volsunga Saga)
  1. Mythologythe 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.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Sigurd / ˈsɪɡʊəd ˈziːɡʊrt/
  1. 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
'Sigurd' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aslaug - Brynhild - Fafnir - Grani - Grimhild - Gudrun - Gunnar - Hindfell - Jormunrek - Lyngvi - Ragnar Lodbrok - Regin - Siegfried - Sigmund - Sigrdrifa - Volsunga Saga - gram

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