Aegir

[ e-jir ]

nounScandinavian Mythology.
  1. a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.

Origin of Aegir

1
<Old Norse Ægir, akin to Old Norse ā river, water, Gothic ahwa water, Latin aqua

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Aegir

/ (ˈiːdʒɪə) /


noun
  1. Norse myth the god of the sea

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