Ægir

Old Icelandic Dictionary - ægir

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "ægir" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

ægir Old Icelandic word can mean:

ægir
(gen. ægis), m.
ægir
1) the sea, ocean, main; sól gengr í ægi, the sun sets in the sea;
ægir
2) the giant Ægir, the husband of Ran; Ægis dœtr, the daughters of Æ., the waves, billows.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚴᛁᚱ

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

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