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Ægir

Ægir

See also: aegir and ægir

English

Proper noun

Ægir

  1. (Norse mythology) A giant and king of the sea, personifying the power thereof. He is the son of Fornjótr, and the brother of Logi and Kári. He has nine daughters — the billow maidens — by his wife, Rán, namely: Bára, Blóðughadda, Bylgja, Dúfa, Hefring, Himinglæva, Hrönn, Kólga, and Unnr.

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Ægir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛaːjɪr/
    Rhymes: -ɛaːjɪr
    Homophones: ægir, agir

Proper noun

Ægir m

  1. (Norse mythology) Ægir (king of the sea)
  2. A male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Ægir: Ægisson
  • daughter of Ægir: Ægisdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Ægir
Accusative Ægir
Dative Ægi
Genitive Ægis

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Ægir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːjɪr/
    Rhymes: -aiːjɪr
    Homophones: ægir, æir

Noun

Ægir m

  1. Ægir (king of the sea in Norse mythology)
  2. A male given name

Declension


Old Norse

Proper noun

Ægir m

  1. Ægir (king of the sea in Norse mythology)

Descendants

  • Danish: Ægir
  • English: Ægir
  • Estonian: Ægir
  • Faroese: Ægir
  • Finnish: Ægir
  • Icelandic: Ægir
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: Æge
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: Æge
  • Swedish: Ägir

ægir

ægir

See also: aegir, Aegir, and Ægir

Icelandic

Noun

ægir m (genitive singular ægis, no plural)

  1. (poetic) sea

Declension

Synonyms