Ægir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ægir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ægir" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

ægir
ægir, m. 1) Havet; sér hón upp komajörð ór ægi Rig. 40; sól gengr í ægiAlex. 67; Flat. II, 434; ægis sandr Stj.21129. 2) Havjætten (Havguden); ægisdœttr dvs. Bølgerne, SE. I, 324; Hund.1, 26.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛅᚵᛁᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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