Fafnir

[ fahv-nir, fawv- ]

/ ˈfɑv nɪr, ˈfɔv- /

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

a dragon, a son of Hreidmar and the brother of Otter and Regin: he killed Hreidmar for the cursed treasure of Andvari and was killed in turn by Sigurd at the instigation of Regin.

Example sentences from the Web for fafnir

So Sigurd understands the language of birds, after eating the blood of Fafnir the Worm.

Europa's Fairy Book |Joseph Jacobs
Then Mimmy has the happy idea of describing Fafnir to him as a likely person to give him an exemplary fright.

The Perfect Wagnerite |George Bernard Shaw
Sigurd returned home to Hialprek, when Regin instigated him to slay Fafnir.

The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson |Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
There sits Sigurd sprinkled with blood; Fafnir's heart at the fire he roasts.

The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson |Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson

Fafnir held all the wealth, and became a huge monster dragon, keeping watch over his underground treasure-house.

The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire |S. W. Partington

British Dictionary definitions for fafnir

Fafnir

/ (ˈfæfnɪə, ˈfæv-) /

noun

Norse myth the son of Hreidmar, whom he killed to gain the cursed treasure of Andvari. He became a dragon and was slain by Sigurd while guarding the treasure

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Fafnir

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

Example sentences from the Web for fafnir

British Dictionary definitions for fafnir

noun