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 [1]

• 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)

   Synonyms: Hlér, Gymir

2. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Ægir
m-s1	singular
	indefinite
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