Aegir

[ e-jir ]

/ ˈɛ dʒɪr /

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noun Scandinavian Mythology.

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

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Origin of Aegir

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

Words nearby Aegir

Aegean, Aegean Islands, Aegean Sea, Aegeus, Aegina, Aegir, aegirite, aegis, Aegisthus, Aegium, Aegospotami

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How to use Aegir in a sentence

On the 4th of July, 1837, Aegir sailed from Bergen with eighty-two passengers.
A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States : From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848|George Tobias Flom
This man was one of the passengers on the Aegir, who had just then arrived in Detroit.
A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States : From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848|George Tobias Flom
Among the passengers on the Aegir, we mentioned Nils Frland.
A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States : From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848|George Tobias Flom
The oldest Nottingham bargemen had believed in the God Aegir.
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History|Thomas Carlyle

Albert dearest, Mrs. Arbuthnot says that Willie's Aegir is nothing at all.
Dodo Wonders|E. F. Benson

British Dictionary definitions for Aegir

Aegir

/ (ˈiːdʒɪə) /

noun

Norse myth the god of the sea

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