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

  Declension of ǿgir (strong ija-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ǿgir	ǿgirinn	ǿgar	ǿgarnir
accusative	ǿgi	ǿginn	ǿga	ǿgana
dative	ǿgi	ǿginum	ǿgum	ǿgunum
genitive	ǿgis	ǿgisins	ǿga	ǿganna

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• ǿgiligr
• ǿgja

References

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