Ægir

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse Ægir. === Proper noun === Ægir (Norse mythology) A giant and king of the sea, personifying the power thereof. He is the son of Fornjótr, and the brother of Logi and Kári. He has nine daughters — the billow maidens — by his wife, Rán, namely: Bára, Blóðughadda, Bylgja, Dúfa, Hefring, Himinglæva, Hrönn, Kólga, and Unnr. == Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse Ægir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛaːjɪr/ Rhymes: -ɛaːjɪr Homophones: ægir, agir === Proper noun === Ægir m (Norse mythology) Ægir (king of the sea) a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics son of Ægir: Ægisson daughter of Ægir: Ægisdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse Ægir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaiːjɪr/ Rhymes: -aiːjɪr Homophone: ægir, æir === Noun === Ægir m (proper noun, genitive singular Ægis) Ægir (king of the sea in Norse mythology) Synonyms: Hlér, Gymir a male given name ==== Declension ==== == Old Norse == === Etymology === See Old Norse ægir. === Proper noun === Ægir m Ægir (king of the sea in Norse mythology) Synonyms: Hlér, Gymir ==== Descendants ==== → Icelandic: Ægir (learned) → Faroese: Ægir → Norwegian Nynorsk: Æge (learned) → Norwegian Bokmål: Æge (learned) → Swedish: Ägir → Danish: Ægir → English: Ægir → Estonian: Ægir → Finnish: Ægir