noun
(Norse mythology) wife of Loki; held a cup over him during his punishment to spare him the pain of drops of poison
• Topics: ↑Norse mythology
• Hypernyms: ↑Norse deity
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/seg"in, -yuun, see"gin, -gyuun/, n.
Scand. Myth. wife of Loki, who held a cup over Loki after his imprisonment in order to spare him the pain of the drops of poison with which he was punished.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.