ægir

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See also: aegir, Aegir, Ægir, and œgir

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

ægir m (genitive singular ægis, no plural)

  1. (poetic) sea
    Ægi blása vindar.
    The sea is blown by winds.

Declension

Declension of ægir (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative ægir ægirinn
accusative ægi æginn
dative ægi æginum
genitive ægis ægisins

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Norse *ēgweʀ(?) from Proto-Germanic *āhwijaz..

Noun

ægir m (genitive ægis)

  1. the sea, ocean, main
  2. liquid, fluid
    ægir hjarna
    brain fluid

Declension

  Declension of ægir (strong ija-stem, singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite definite
nominative ægir ægirinn
accusative ægi æginn
dative ægi æginum
genitive ægis ægisins

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Ægir, ægir
  • Faroese: ægir

References

  • ægir in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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