Siegfried

/ˌsigˈfrid/
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Other forms: Siegfrieds

Definitions of Siegfried
  1. 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
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    mythical being
    an imaginary being of myth or fable
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