Aegir

[ e-jir ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

Aegir

/ ˈiːdʒɪə /

Origin of Aegir¹

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

On the 4th of July, 1837, Aegir sailed from Bergen with eighty-two passengers.

This man was one of the passengers on the Aegir, who had just then arrived in Detroit.

Among the passengers on the Aegir, we mentioned Nils Frland.

The oldest Nottingham bargemen had believed in the God Aegir.

Albert dearest, Mrs. Arbuthnot says that Willie's Aegir is nothing at all.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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