ǿgir

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See also: ægir

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ōgijaz, a-stem agent noun to Proto-Germanic *ōgijaną (“to scare, frighten”), whence ǿgja.

Noun

ǿgir m (genitive ǿgis)

frightener, terrifier
ǿgir Ǫflugbarða ― the terrifier of Ǫflugbarði (i.e. Thor)

Declension

Declension of *ǿgir* (strong *ija*-stem)
masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ǿgir	ǿgirinn	ǿgar	ǿgarnir
accusative	ǿgi	ǿginn	ǿga	ǿgana
dative	ǿgi	ǿginum	ǿgum	ǿgunum
genitive	ǿgis	ǿgisins	ǿga	ǿganna

Derived terms

ǿgisheimr m (“this world”)
ǿgishjalmr m (“helmet of terror”)

Related terms

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “œgir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 526; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

page/526 Internet Archive]

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