Œgir

Old Norse Dictionary - œgir

Meaning of Old Norse word "œgir" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

œgir
m. one who frightens, Lex. Poët., Fms. vi. (in a verse), Gm. 45, Hkv. 1. 54; this word is no relation to the following word.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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