Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied and other Germanic medieval epics, corresponding generally to the hero Sigurd of Norse myth.
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- proper noun Germanic mythology Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the
Icelandic queenBrunhild .
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- noun (German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse counterpart
Etymologies
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Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Tina Caskin Siegfried; three daughters; his mother; two sisters; and a grandson.
Larry Siegfried, 71; basketball player with Ohio State, Boston Celtics Matt Schudel 2010
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Prince Siegfried is also quite different in this version.
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In the medieval sagas, like Siegfried, the main character will do something - like stage a coup against the king who has favored him up to then - which simply does not make sense -- unless we realize that Siegfried is not a character but a type.
July 25th, 2008 m_francis 2008
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Most notable among these were the two Siegfrieds, each with their own talents - Lionid Zakhozhaev, the actor, in Siegfried and Viktor Lutsyuk, the singer, in Götterdämmerung.
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Most notable among these were the two Siegfrieds, each with their own talents - Lionid Zakhozhaev, the actor, in Siegfried and Viktor Lutsyuk, the singer, in Götterdämmerung.
Ring Tones 2006
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Herbert Siegfried is a Doctor of Jurisprudence and a career diplomat.
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"Balmung" (for that was the name Siegfried gave the sword) "is the finest weapon man ever made," he cried.
Bertha Mary Hazelton Wade
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"You know that nest in the tree we call the Siegfried tree?"
The Best Short Stories of 1920 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915
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Gunther's confusion enlightens her; and she calls Siegfried trickster and thief to his face.
The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring George Bernard Shaw 1903
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These two had a son whom they called Siegfried, a very gallant prince.
Heroes Every Child Should Know Hamilton Wright Mabie 1880
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