ǿgir

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)

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

Declension

Declension of ǿgir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
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”)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “œgir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 526; also available at the Internet Archive
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