Sigmund
Americannoun
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(in theVolsunga 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.
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(in theNibelungenlied ) the king of the Netherlands and father of Siegfried.
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a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “victory” and “protection.”
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Norse myth the father of the hero Sigurd
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Also called: Siegmund. German myth king of the Netherlands, father of Siegfried
Example Sentences
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The psychology of this team is something that would make Sigmund Freud swoon.
From BBC
Among his fellow disciples of Sigmund Freud, Alexander was a bit of an outlier.
From Los Angeles Times
A revolutionary literary, theatrical and artistic movement, Surrealism—with Sigmund Freud as muse—liberated and mined dreams, fantasies, chance, childlike spontaneity and the unconscious.
For Sigmund Freud religion is a personal projection in which primitive impulses crack the crust of civilized manners.
Smith’s sly trick here is a bit of Freud-play: Lucian seen through the prism of his grandfather Sigmund, the family romance on steroids.
From Los Angeles Times
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