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Ægir

Ægir proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Ægir

  1. (Norse) 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.

Origin of Ægir

Borrowed from Old Norse Ægir.

Questions about Ægir

What does Ægir mean?
Ægir means 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.
What part of speech is Ægir?
Ægir is a proper noun.

Words near Ægir in the dictionary

  1. ægilopic
  2. ægilops
  3. Ægipt
  4. Ægiptian
  5. Ægiptians
  6. Ægir
  7. ægirite
  8. ægis
  9. ægises
  10. ægophonic
  11. ægophony

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