Ægir

See also: aegir and ægir

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Ægir.

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
    Homophone: ægir, æir

Noun

Ægir m (proper noun, genitive singular Ægis)

  1. Ægir (king of the sea in Norse mythology)
    Synonyms: Hlér, Gymir
  2. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Ægir (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Ægir
accusative Ægi
dative Ægi
genitive Ægis

Old Norse

Etymology

See Old Norse ægir.

Proper noun

Ægir m

  1. Ægir (king of the sea in Norse mythology)
    Synonyms: Hlér, Gymir

Descendants

  • → Icelandic: Ægir (learned)
  • → Faroese: Ægir
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: Æge (learned)
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: Æge (learned)
  • → Swedish: Ägir
  • → Danish: Ægir
  • → English: Ægir
  • → Estonian: Ægir
  • → Finnish: Ægir
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