ǿgir

See also: ægir

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ōgijaz, related to Proto-Germanic *ōgijaną (to scare, frighten), whence ǿgja.

Noun

ǿgir m (genitive ǿgis)

  1. frightener, terrifier

Declension

Derived terms

  • ǿgisheimr m (this world)
  • ǿgishjalmr m (helmet of terror)

References

  • œgir in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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