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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Ægir

Ægir′

God of the ocean, whose wife is Rana. They had nine daughters, who wore white robes and veils (Scandinavian mythology). These daughters are the billows, etc. The word means “to flow.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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