ægir

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See also: aegir, Aegir, Ægir, and œgir

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaiːjɪr/
Rhymes: -aiːjɪr
Homophones: Ægir, æir

Noun

ægir m (genitive singular ægis, no plural)

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

Declension

Declension of ægir
m-s1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ægir	ægirinn
accusative	ægi	æginn
dative	ægi	æginum
genitive	ægis	ægisins

Synonyms

(sea): haf n, sjór m, sjár m, sær m, mar m, úthaf n, viddi m (rare), frónband n (poetic)

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

ægir m (genitive ægis)

the sea, ocean, main
liquid, fluid
ægir hjarna
brain fluid

Declension

Declension of ægir (strong ija-stem, singular only)

masculine	singular
masculine	indefinite	definite
nominative	ægir	ægirinn
accusative	ægi	æginn
dative	ægi	æginum
genitive	ægis	ægisins

Derived terms

ægisandr m (“sea-sand”)
Ægir

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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