Sinfjotli
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Sinfjotli
< Old Norse Sinfjǫtli; etymology uncertain; compare Old High German Sintarvizzilo personal name
Example Sentences
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But, as we learn from the Helgi Lay itself, the uttering of such unfounded taunts was not considered good form; whilst it seems pretty clear that the speech of Beowulf to Unferth is intended as an example of justifiable and spirited self-defence, not, like the speech of Sinfjotli, as a storehouse of things which a well-mannered warrior should not say.
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The war of foul words between Granmar and Sinfjötli is left in the saga, and the cause of Gudrod's death is changed from rivalry over a woman to anger over a division of war booty.
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Page 13 In this, the oldest version of the story, which, except for a vague reference to early feats by Sigmund and Sinfjötli, consists solely of the dragon adventure, the hero is not Sigurd, but Sigemund the Waelsing.
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The few preceding lines only mention the war which Sigmund and Sinfjötli waged on their foes.
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She therefore visits Sigmund in disguise, and her third son, Sinfjötli, is the child of the Volsung pair.
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