ǿgir

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See also: ægir

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *ōgijaz, related to Proto-Germanic *ōgijaną (“to scare, frighten”), whence ǿgja.

Noun[edit]

ǿgir m (genitive ǿgis)

frightener, terrifier

Declension[edit]

Declension of ǿgir (strong ija-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	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[edit]

ǿgisheimr m (“this world”)
ǿgishjalmr m (“helmet of terror”)

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

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

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