Signy

[ sig-nee, -ny ]

/ ˈsɪg ni, -nü /

noun (in the Volsunga Saga)

the daughter of Volsung and mother, by her brother, Sigmund, of Sinfjotli, with whose help she kills her husband (Siggeir) to avenge his murder of Volsung.

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Now, one day Volsung received a message from a King asking for the hand of Signy in marriage.
The Children of Odin|Padraic Colum
Uncle Brs was not so very difficult to persuade as Signy had imagined.
Viking Boys|Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby
Yaspard escaped, rejoicing; but Signy lingered to ask, "Would you object to taking prisoners, uncle?"
Viking Boys|Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby
All perished in the fight except Sigmund, who was saved by his sister Signy.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant

A magnificent scene is invented by Morris in the midnight visit of Signy to the wood where her brothers had been slain.
The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature|Conrad Hjalmar Nordby

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