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Aegir
[e-jir]
noun
Scandinavian Mythology.
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
Aegir
/ ˈiːdʒɪə /
noun
Norse myth the god of the sea
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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
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Aegir was the greatest of the sea giants.
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Aegir had no desire to feed the gods, but he also had no wish to fight them.
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They took the cauldron to Aegir.
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It was the time of autumn feast in Aegir’s hall, where the gods and elves were gathered to drink the sea giant’s fresh-brewed ale, brewed in the cauldron Thor had brought back from the land of the giants so long ago.
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He drank too much of Aegir’s ale, drank himself beyond joy and laughter and trickery and into a brooding darkness.
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