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Siegfried
[sig-freed, seeg-, zeek-f
noun
(in theNibelungenlied ) the son of Sigmund and Sieglinde and the husband of Kriemhild. He kills the dragon Fafnir, acquires the treasure of the Nibelungs, wins Brünnhilde for Gunther, and is finally killed by Hagen at the behest of Brünnhilde, whom he had once promised to marry: corresponds to the Sigurd of the Volsunga Saga.
(italics)See The Ring of the Nibelung.
a male given name.
Siegfried
/ ˈziːkfriːt, ˈsiːɡfriːd /
noun
Norse equivalent: Sigurd.German myth a German prince, the son of Sigmund and husband of Kriemhild, who, in the Nibelungenlied, assumes possession of the treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it, wins Brunhild for King Gunther, and is eventually killed by Hagen
Example Sentences
His entire family, including his mechanic brother Siegfried, was rescued.
The iconic Mirage resort was perhaps best known for its exploding 54-foot man-made volcano, magicians Siegfried and Roy, white tigers and dolphins.
Meaning was found in Siegfried’s impetuous leap and the Black Swan’s studied 32 fouettés.
Adults could fatally overdose if they took a two-week supply at once, said Siegfried Kasper, a professor emeritus of psychiatry at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Siegfried Merzbacher, it seems, had received a well-timed job transfer just as the persecution of Jews in Germany was reaching a crescendo.
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