Meanings
aegir1
nounaegir (plural aegirs)
plural aegirs
- alternativeAlternative spelling of eagre.
A dull roar came up stream, up from the sea. Round the bend in the river rose a grey wall of water, the aegir, the tide wave. Swift and roaring it came, ...
1906, William Makepeace Thackeray, editor, The Cornhill magazine, volume 21, page 48
Aegir2
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
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tidal flowtidal current
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APA
aegir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aegir
MLA
“aegir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aegir. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aegir,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aegir.
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