egis

English

Noun

egis (plural egises)

  1. (rare) Alternative spelling of aegis.
    • 1849, [Eliza Robbins], “Minerva”, in Elements of Mythology; or, Classical Fables of the Greeks and Romans: […], 11th improved edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Published and for sale by Hogan & Thompson […], →OCLC, page 57:
      In her right hand Minerva bore a beaming lance, and in her left a buckler, called the Egis. The Egis of Minerva had embossed upon it the head of Medusa.

Anagrams

Iberian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Most likely connected to Basque gizon (“man”) through Proto-Basque *gizoN (“man, human”), compare Aquitanian *cison.

Verb

egis

  1. to live
    egis neitin
    to live sincerely

References

  • Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language
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