Sigurd
See also: Sigurð
English edit
Etymology edit
Old Norse Sigurðr, from sigr (“victory”) + varðr, vǫrðr (“guard”). This is the name of the legendary Eddaic character corresponding to Siegfried, the hero of the Nibelungenlied, but the names are not exact cognates. Sigfrid is a saint's name in Scandinavia.
Proper noun edit
Sigurd
- (Norse mythology) The principal hero of the Volsungasaga and of the Elder Edda's Niflung cycle, who slew a dragon.
Translations edit
the hero of the Volsungasaga
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Sigurd
- (Norse mythology) Sigurd.
- a male given name of Old Norse origin
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Sigurd m
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
Patronymics
- son of Sigurd: Sigurdarson or Sigurdsson
- daughter of Sigurd: Sigurdardóttir or Sigurdsdóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Sigurd |
Accusative | Sigurd |
Dative | Sigurdi |
Genitive | Sigurdar, Sigurds |
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Sigurd
- (Norse mythology) Sigurd.
- a male given name origin
Usage notes edit
- One of the most common given names in Norway in the Middle Ages.
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Swedish edit
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Interjection edit
Sigurd
- The letter "S" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Proper noun edit
Sigurd c (genitive Sigurds)
- (Norse mythology) Sigurd.
- a male given name of Old Norse origin