ægir

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)

  1. (poetic) sea

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

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

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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
  • ægisandr m (“sea-sand”)

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