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Latin
Etymology
Likely a Latin interpretation of Proto-Germanic *Segamēraz, a combination of *segaz (“victory”) and *mēraz (“famous”). In that case a cognate to Icelandic Sigmar.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Segimerus m sg (genitive Segimerī); second declension
- Brother-in-law of Segestes, one of the leaders of the Cherusci and the father of Arminius
- Brother of Segestes and one of the leaders of the Cherusci
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
References
- Segimerus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Segimerus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray