SIGMUND


Meaning of SIGMUND in English

/sig"meuhnd, seeg"moond/ ; Ger. /zeek"moont/ , n.

1. (in the Volsunga Saga ) the son of Volsung and Liod; the father, through his sister, Signy, of Sinfjotli; the husband first of Borghild, then of Hjordis; and the father of Sigurd.

2. (in the Nibelungenlied ) the king of the Netherlands and father of Siegfried.

3. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning "victory" and "protection."

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .