Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The god of the sea.
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- noun a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
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Examples
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Aegir, the sea god, had brewed a cauldron of beer.
The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer 2004
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“If you die at sea, you are taken into the halls of the god Aegir and his wife, Ran,” said Olaf.
The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer 2004
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“If you die at sea, you are taken into the halls of the god Aegir and his wife, Ran,” said Olaf.
The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer 2004
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Aegir, the sea god, had brewed a cauldron of beer.
The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer 2004
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Thorgil said the men had been lucky because now they were feasting in the halls of Aegir and Ran.
The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer 2004
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Thorgil said the men had been lucky because now they were feasting in the halls of Aegir and Ran.
The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer 2004
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“All the clouds chased off and the fog burned away by the breath of Aegir,” Magnus added.
The Lightkeeper Wiggs, Susan 1997
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"Song to Aegir," which he composed in 1894 at the age of thirty-five
William of Germany Stanley Shaw
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One day the sea-god Aegir sent to the dwellers in Asgard an invitation to a banquet in his sea caverns, and all accepted except Thor, who had business that called him elsewhere.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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“Song to Aegir,” which he composed in 1894 at the age of thirty-five
William of Germany Shaw, Stanley 1913
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