"ægir" meaning in Old Norse

See ægir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Norse *ēgweʀ(?) from Proto-Germanic *āhwijaz. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|non|gmq-pro|*ēgweʀ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Norse *ēgweʀ, {{inh+|non|gmq-pro|*ēgweʀ}} Inherited from Proto-Norse *ēgweʀ, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*āhwijaz}} Proto-Germanic *āhwijaz Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} ægir m, {{non-noun|m|ægis}} ægir m (genitive ægis) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-ja|æg|æg|form=sing}}, {{non-decl-blank-sing|apd=ægana|api=æga|asd=æginn|asi=ægi|dpd=ægunum|dpi=ægum|dsd=æginum|dsi=ægi|g=masculine|gpd=æganna|gpi=æga|gsd=ægisins|gsi=ægis|notes=|npd=ægarnir|npi=ægar|nsd=ægirinn|nsi=ægir|stem=strong ija-stem|title=ægir}}, {{non-decl-cell|ægir|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|ægirinn|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|ægi|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|æginn|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|ægi|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|æginum|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|ægis|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|ægisins|gsd}} Forms: ægis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ægir [indefinite, nominative, singular], ægirinn [definite, nominative, singular], ægi [accusative, indefinite, singular], æginn [accusative, definite, singular], ægi [dative, indefinite, singular], æginum [dative, definite, singular], ægis [genitive, indefinite, singular], ægisins [definite, genitive, singular]
  1. the sea, ocean, main Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Norse mythology, Water Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-ægir-non-noun-4D9IBlvk Disambiguation of Norse mythology: 64 36 Disambiguation of Water: 74 26 Disambiguation of Landforms: 95 5
  2. liquid, fluid Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ægir-non-noun-MfauD2Tf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ægisandr (english: sea-sand) [masculine], Ægir

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sea-sand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ægisandr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ægir"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
            "1": "is",
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          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: Ægir, ægir",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Ægir, ægir"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "ægir"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: ægir",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Norse *ēgweʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Norse *ēgweʀ(?) from Proto-Germanic *āhwijaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ægis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ægir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ægirinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ægi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "æginn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ægi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "æginum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ægis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ægisins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "ægir m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "ægir m (genitive ægis)",
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    }
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "ægana",
        "api": "æga",
        "asd": "æginn",
        "asi": "ægi",
        "dpd": "ægunum",
        "dpi": "ægum",
        "dsd": "æginum",
        "dsi": "ægi",
        "g": "masculine",
        "gpd": "æganna",
        "gpi": "æga",
        "gsd": "ægisins",
        "gsi": "ægis",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "ægarnir",
        "npi": "ægar",
        "nsd": "ægirinn",
        "nsi": "ægir",
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        "title": "ægir"
      },
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        "1": "ægir",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ægirinn",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ægi",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "æginn",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ægi",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "æginum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ægis",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ægisins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "non:Landforms",
          "parents": [
            "Earth",
            "Places",
            "Nature",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Norse mythology",
          "orig": "non:Norse mythology",
          "parents": [
            "Germanic mythology",
            "Mythology",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Water",
          "orig": "non:Water",
          "parents": [
            "Liquids",
            "Matter",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the sea, ocean, main"
      ],
      "id": "en-ægir-non-noun-4D9IBlvk",
      "links": [
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ],
        [
          "ocean",
          "ocean"
        ],
        [
          "main",
          "main"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "brain fluid",
          "text": "ægir hjarna",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "liquid, fluid"
      ],
      "id": "en-ægir-non-noun-MfauD2Tf",
      "links": [
        [
          "liquid",
          "liquid"
        ],
        [
          "fluid",
          "fluid"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ægir"
}

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    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse masculine ija-stem nouns",
    "Old Norse masculine nouns",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Norse",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Norse",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "non:Landforms",
    "non:Norse mythology",
    "non:Water"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "sea-sand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ægisandr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ægir"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Ægir, ægir"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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        "sc": "",
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        "ts": ""
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "non-decl-m-ja",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ægir",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ægirinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ægi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "ægi",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ægisins",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      },
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    },
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    {
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        "apd": "ægana",
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        "dpd": "ægunum",
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        "dsd": "æginum",
        "dsi": "ægi",
        "g": "masculine",
        "gpd": "æganna",
        "gpi": "æga",
        "gsd": "ægisins",
        "gsi": "ægis",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "ægarnir",
        "npi": "ægar",
        "nsd": "ægirinn",
        "nsi": "ægir",
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        "title": "ægir"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ægir",
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      },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ægi",
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "æginum",
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  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "the sea, ocean, main"
      ],
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          "sea",
          "sea"
        ],
        [
          "ocean",
          "ocean"
        ],
        [
          "main",
          "main"
        ]
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    },
    {
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "brain fluid",
          "text": "ægir hjarna",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "liquid, fluid"
      ],
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        [
          "liquid",
          "liquid"
        ],
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          "fluid",
          "fluid"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ægir"
}

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