HyperDic: siegfried

English > 1 sense of the word Siegfried:
NOUNperson Siegfried(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 / guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed
Siegfried > pronunciation
Soundssiy'gfriy.d
Rhymesable-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd...
English > Siegfried: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(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 / guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse / Norse counterpart.
CategoryTeutonA member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans
mythologymyths collectively
Instance ofmythical beingAn imaginary being of myth or fable

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