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Aegir

[ e-jir ]

noun

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


Aegir

/ ˈiːdʒɪə /

noun

  1. Norse myth the god of the sea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Aegir1

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

On the 4th of July, 1837, Aegir sailed from Bergen with eighty-two passengers.

This man was one of the passengers on the Aegir, who had just then arrived in Detroit.

Among the passengers on the Aegir, we mentioned Nils Frland.

The oldest Nottingham bargemen had believed in the God Aegir.

Albert dearest, Mrs. Arbuthnot says that Willie's Aegir is nothing at all.

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