Siegfried

(sig′frēd, sēg′-; Ger zēk′frēt′)

noun

Gmc. Legend a hero who wins the treasure of the Nibelungs, kills a dragon, and helps Gunther win Brunhild for a wife

Origin: Ger < Gmc *segu-, power, victory + *frith-, peace, protection

See Siegfried in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied and other Germanic medieval epics, whose story is essentially that of his Norse prototype Sigurd.

Origin:

Origin: German

Origin: , from Middle High German Sīgfrit

Origin: , from Old High German Sigifrith

Origin: : sigu, victory; see segh- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + fridu, peace; see prī- in Indo-European roots

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