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)
2. a male given name

Declension

declension of Ægir

m-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Ægir
accusative	Ægi
dative	Ægi
genitive	Ægis

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Ægir m

1. Ægir (king of the sea in Norse mythology)

Descendants

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