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Sigmund

[ sig-muhnd, seeg-moond; German zeek-moont ]

noun

  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.”


Sigmund

/ ˈziːkmʊnt; ˈsiːɡmʊnd; ˈsɪɡmənd /

noun

  1. Norse myth the father of the hero Sigurd
  2. Also calledSiegmundˈziːkmʊnt German myth king of the Netherlands, father of Siegfried


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In the early 1900s, Sigmund Freud began to explore in earnest the similarities between neurotic behavior and ritual.

Steve Sigmund, a crisis communications expert said that Vogue would be wise to ride out the storm.

The late, great British modernist painter—and grandson of Sigmund Freud—valued his privacy.

As it turns out, there are multiple, interlocking answers which range from Sigmund Freud to the pharmaceutical industry.

Even for our greatest philosopher of the surreal, Sigmund Freud, reality remained rooted in the personal and social.

When Sigmund was stricken in years, he went out to fight against the sons of King Hunding.

At the outstretched spear Sigmund struck with his hitherto trusty blade, when it snapped in two.

Sigmund then knew that his good fortune had departed from him, and he sank down on the battle-field and died.

Sigmund, after taking vengeance against his brother-in-law, took possession of the kingdom, which was his by inheritance.

He gave to Hermod a helm and corslet, and from him Sigmund a sword received.

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